China cyber-attacks explained: who is behind the hacking operation against the US and UK?
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Quick Glance: Unveiling the Cyber-Attacks: Unraveling the Culprits Behind the Hacking Operation
- The US and UK have imposed sanctions on individuals and groups that they say targeted politicians, journalists and critics of Beijing in an extensive cyber espionage campaign allegedly operated by an arm of China’s ministry of state security.
- APT 31, also known as Zirconium, Violet Typhoon, Judgment Panda and Altaire, is run by China’s ministry of state security from the city of Wuhan and has been linked to high-profile attacks.
- The US and UK allege that the hacking campaign targeted both a broad swathe of private individuals as well as strategically important companies and government officials.
- The Biden administration blamed China for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software in 2021, stating that the goal of the operation was to repress critics of the Chinese regime, compromise government institutions, and steal trade secrets.
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