Chinese police put 3 US operatives on wanted list over cyberattacks
a year ago
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- #China-US relations
- #NSA
- Chinese police in Harbin are pursuing three NSA operatives for cyberattacks against the Asian Winter Games.
- The cyberattacks targeted critical systems like registration, arrival/departure management, and competition entry platforms.
- NSA used front organizations to purchase IP addresses and rent servers anonymously to hide attack origins.
- Attacks peaked during the Games, targeting operational systems and critical infrastructure in Heilongjiang.
- Unknown encrypted data packets were sent to Windows devices, possibly to activate pre-implanted backdoors.
- The three operatives also attacked China's critical information infrastructure and companies like Huawei.
- Evidence links the University of California and Virginia Tech to the cyber campaign.