China could be home to one of the biggest hacking scandals that have occurred recently. Reports from ethical hacking experts claim that this operation involves senior Chinese government officials, malicious hackers, security researchers and even insiders in multiple companies around the world.
According to reports, China mounted this hacking operation to inadvertently extract intellectual property vital to reduce the technological breach in the aviation field between the Asian giant and the most developed countries in that regard. The hacking operation also involves Comac, a Chinese government-controlled aerospace company, and the construction of C919, its most advanced aircraft, designed to compete with leading companies such as Airbus and Boeing.
Comac C919 aircraft
In the report, Cloudstrike ethical hacking specialists say the Ministry of State Security coordinated a systematic tracking campaign targeting some foreign companies, including some component and technology suppliers for the C919 aircraft with the aim of developing all parts of this aircraft in China in the near future.
The ministry would have commissioned its division in Jiangsu to deploy this campaign. In turn, Jiangsu delegated to two officials the coordination of attacks against private companies. The tasks of these coordinators included overseeing hacking activities, recruiting required personnel, and establishing lines of action.
It is estimated that the campaign remained active for at least 5 years, time during which hackers, identified as Turbine Panda, managed to infiltrate multiple companies, mainly providers of technology applied to aviation, such as Ametek, Honeywell, Capstone Turbine, among others.
Another feature to note is the integration of the hacker team in charge of this campaign. Ethical hacking experts say that a specialized area of the Chinese military is ..
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