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Days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China staged a huge cyberattack on Ukrainian military and nuclear facilities , according to intelligence memos obtained by The Times . According to the report, over 600 defense ministry websites in Kiev, as well as other institutions, were hit by thousands of hacking attempts which were ‘coordinated by the Chinese government,’ according to Ukraine’s security service, the SBU. A source in the spy agency revealed that, in an apparent sign of complicity in the invasion, Chinese attacks started before the end of the Winter Olympics and peaked on February 23, the day before Russian troops and tanks crossed the border.
The SBU said China ’s attacks sought to infiltrate targets ranging from border defence forces to the national bank and railway authority. They were designed to steal data and explore ways to shut down or disrupt vital defence and civilian infrastructure. – The Times The Times also reports that Russia attempted to hobble Ukraine’s computer networks and government websites shortly before the invasion – however the ‘fingerprints’ left by this attempt were distinct from the Chinese attacks, according to the SBU. ” The number of people China has engaged in cyberoperations is enormous. A lot of them are part of the People’s Liberation Army, which is part of the [Chinese Communist] party,” said Steve Tsang, director of the Soas China Institute. “We all believe that they have a cyberforce that attacks states. They have been more engaged in getting information rather than shutting people down. If they’re working in Ukraine they’re working in support of Russians. The implications of this would be they are potentially subjected to sanctions.”
The Biden administration has corroborated the alleged Chinese cyberattack, according to The Times .
China has notably refused to condemn Russia for the Ukraine […]
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