Sunday, March 13, 2022

How China Spies on Countries Throughout Western Hemisphere

Recommendable! The following article probably only scratches the surface of this serious issue!

"A federal court in Virginia recently granted Microsoft the authority to seize websites used by a Chinese state-linked hacking group.
Known as Nickel, the group has successfully committed cyberattacks in up to 29 countries, including the United States,and 16 Latin American and Caribbean nations. ...
Much of Latin America and the Caribbean is seen as a recurring target, given prolonged vulnerabilities in cyber infrastructure and a shortage of cybersecurity professionals. ...
The report also highlights repeated accusations against Chinese government entities of cyberespionage in the region favoring Chinese companies, often state-owned or state affiliated. Cyber-intelligence enables access to critical market information, coercion of local officials, intellectual-property theft against competitors, and influence operations aimed at decreasing local resistance to China. ..."

How China Spies on Countries Throughout Western Hemisphere

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