China Accuses US of Cyberattack on National Time Center
21 hours ago
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- #US-China relations
- #cybersecurity
- China accuses the U.S. National Security Agency of cyberattacks on its national time center.
- The attacks allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in a foreign mobile phone brand's messaging services in 2022.
- The U.S. reportedly used 42 types of cyberattack weapons to target the center's internal networks.
- Attempts were made to infiltrate a key timing system between 2023 and 2024.
- The time center is crucial for China's standard time and services to communications, finance, power, transport, and defense sectors.
- China claims to have evidence but did not disclose it publicly.
- The accusations may escalate tensions between the U.S. and China, already strained over trade, technology, and Taiwan issues.
- The U.S. Embassy has not yet responded to the allegations.