Chinese police put 3 U.S. operatives on wanted list over cyberattacks
a year ago
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- Harbin police are pursuing three NSA operatives for cyberattacks against China.
- The cyberattacks targeted the Asian Winter Games' critical systems, including registration and event management platforms.
- NSA used front organizations to purchase IP addresses and rent servers globally to hide attack origins.
- Cyberattacks peaked during the Games, targeting official information platforms to disrupt operations.
- NSA also attacked Heilongjiang's infrastructure sectors like energy, transportation, and telecommunications.
- Unknown encrypted data packets were sent to Windows devices, possibly activating pre-implanted backdoors.
- The three operatives also targeted Chinese companies like Huawei in previous cyber operations.
- Evidence links the University of California and Virginia Tech to the cyber campaign.