PRC becoming more aggressive in the midst of deteriorating international relations
China has taken off the gloves and become increasingly aggressive in its cyber-attacks, a report has claimed.
Threat intel agency intSights warns that a cooling of relations between the West and the People's Republic of China has seen the nation step up its foreign surveillance and cyber espionage tactics.
China’s cyber campaigns have become focused on stealing intellectual property, trade secrets, and technological advancements in artificial intelligence and related subjects in order to gain an unfair market advantage for domestic corporations, says intSights.
The plundering of machine learning technology might also find military applications applied to further the surveillance of its own citizens.
New and aggressively deployed malware strains including GoldenSpy, Mgbot malware, and Taidoor have been a feature of these campaigns.
Border skirmishes
Much of China’s malfeasance is tied to geopolitical tensions. For example, last June after conflict erupted between troops in the disputed border territory between China and India, a wave of cyber-attacks were launched.
During the five-day period following the border clash, the Indian police reported over 40,000 cyber-attacks originating from Chengdu, China – a four-fold increase in the normal attack volume.
Assaults included Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, phishing attempts, and malware attacks on India’s critical infrastructure. Cryptominers and Remote Access Tool (RAT) malware were deployed ..
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