Chinese Cybersecurity Centre Accuses US of Hacking and Stealing Technology Secrets
Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen A Chinese cybersecurity agency has accused the United States of orchestrating cyberattacks to steal business secrets from a research centre and a data company, amid a backdrop of heightened tensions between the two nations over cyber espionage. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre (CNCERT), a non-governmental body that monitors cybersecurity threats in China, made the allegations in a statement released on Wednesday. The statement, widely covered by state media, claims that American intelligence agencies have been behind the attacks. According to CNCERT, since August, a research unit focused on advanced material design has been targeted by cyberattacks originating from the US. The attackers reportedly exploited vulnerabilities in an electronic document security system to infiltrate the company’s server. They then deployed a Trojan horse virus via a software update service, which spread to over 270 devic...