Beijing has “strongly protested against the United States and relevant parties and will take all necessary measures to protect its legitimate rights and interests.”Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.
He accused Washington of “joining the United Kingdom in mocking so-called Chinese cyberattacks.”
In rare public and detailed accusations pointing the finger at Beijing, All three governments have reported a series of cyber attacks in recent yearsIn an apparent concerted effort to hold China accountable.
oh The US Department of Justice has charged seven Chinese nationals in a “global computer hacking operation” that spanned 14 years. It aims to contribute to Beijing's “economic espionage and foreign information purposes”.
Surgery is involved Sends more than 10,000 emails to organizations, politicians, election candidates and journalists working in the US and abroad.Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Monday.
According to Washington, A group called APT31 is behind this “cyber espionage program”.It is said to be run by China's powerful Ministry of State Security from the central city of Wuhan.
According to the US Department of Justice, the hackers gained access to “email accounts, cloud storage accounts and phone call logs”.
oh British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced to Parliament in London that “Chinese state-aligned actors” had carried out “two malicious cyber attacks”. In 2020 and 2021. He said cyber-attacks were also carried out against MPs critical of Beijing and against the UK's Electoral Commission.
“This is the latest in a series of hostile actions by China, including attacks on democratic and parliamentary institutions in the UK and other countries.”As a general election is due in London in a few months, he said.
The attack on the Electoral Commission, among other things, allowed access to servers containing copies of voter registers containing the data of 40 million voters, according to British media. According to Dowden, This computer attack will have no impact on the next election.
however, The Chinese ambassador will be recalled, and two individuals and their organizations will be sanctioned for “engaging in malicious cyber activities” in the UK and the rest of the world..
They are Zhao Guangzhang and Ni Gabin, both members of the APT31 organization, sanctioned by the United States.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK would do “whatever it takes” to guarantee its security in the face of a “historic challenge” posed by an “increasingly assertive” China.
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