US EditionU.S. and Britain accuse China-linked hackers of ‘malicious’ cyber campaigns, announce sanctions
- State-Affiliated hackers from China targeted political figures in the U.S. and U.K., causing tensions. British Deputy Prime Minister confirmed the attacks on democratic institutions
- Hackers accessed voter data in the U.K., attributing the breach to China-affiliated actors. The Electoral Commission confirmed names and addresses were compromised
- The U.S. Justice Department indicted seven Chinese nationals linked to cyber campaigns targeting U.S. businesses and officials, part of the APT31
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Britain summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in London on Tuesday after accusing Beijing of involvement in a massive cyber attack. According to London, Chinese hackers stole the data (mainly names and addresses) of about 40 million people from Britain's electoral register and tried to break into the email boxes of British lawmakers, Reuters reported. Beijing has called the allegations fabricated.
Britain summons Chinese diplomat over ‘malicious cyber activity’
Britain on Tuesday (Mar 26) summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Chinese embassy to register its protest against the alleged cyber-attacks from Chinese state actors against the UK’s democratic institutions. “The (Foreign Office) set out the Government’s unequivocal condemnation of Chinese state-affiliated organisations and individuals undertaking malicious cyber activity against UK democratic institutions and parliamentarians," a spokesperson f
APT31: the Chinese hacking group behind global cyberespionage campaign
The United States and Britain filed charges and imposed sanctions on a company and individuals tied to a Chinese state-backed hacking group named APT31 that they allege engaged in a sweeping cyber espionage campaign. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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