US EditionChina Accuses NSA of Cyberattacks on Time Service Center
- On Oct 19, 2025, China's State Security Ministry said the U.S. National Security Agency carried out an extended cyber operation against the National Time Service Centre, posting the claim on WeChat.
- The National Time Service Centre, a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, generates and broadcasts China's standard time, and China warned breaches could disrupt communications, financial systems, power supply and international standard time.
- The ministry said the U.S. exploited a vulnerability in a foreign smartphone brand's messaging service in 2022 and used 42 types of `special cyberattack weapons` to target the National Time Service Centre's networks between 2023 and 2024.
- The ministry said it had evidence but did not provide it and gave guidance to the centre to eliminate risks; the U.S. embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- China and the U.S. have increasingly traded accusations of cyberattacks in recent years, with Western governments alleging Chinese-linked hackers targeted officials and corporations.
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China Accuses U.S. of Major Cyberattack.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: China accused the U.S. of conducting cyberattacks on its National Time Service Center.WHO WAS INVOLVED: China’s Ministry of State Security and the U.S. National Security Agency.WHEN & WHERE: Accusations reported on October 20, 2025, regarding incidents between 2023 and 2024, in China.KEY QUOTE: “This type of cyberattack is considered a classic form of state-level cyber aggression, internationally referred to as an adva…
China on Sunday accused the US National Security Agency of conducting cyberattacks on China's national time center after conducting an investigation, saying any damage to related equipment could have disrupted network communications, financial systems and power supplies.
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China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities could have disrupted network communications, financial systems and power supply. The Ministry of State Security alleged in a WeChat post that the U.S. agency had exploited vulnerabilities in the messaging services of a foreign mobile phone brand to steal sensitive i…
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