A China Dismissed, this Tuesday (26/03), charges America, UK This is New Zealand It is behind Cyber attacks against its public institutions. Beijing said it had strongly objected to the parties involved.
Chinese authorities have “strongly protested to the United States and relevant parties, and will take all necessary measures to protect their legitimate rights and interests,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
America “Joins UK to mock so-called Chinese cyberattacks”Lin Jian alleged, as quoted by Lusa Agency.
In rare public and detailed accusations pointing the finger at Beijing, the governments of Washington, London and Wellington have condemned a series of cyber attacks in recent years.
The US Department of Justice has charged several Chinese nationals with A “Global Computer Hacking Operation” It spanned 14 years and aimed to contribute “Economic Espionage and External Information Purposes” From Beijing.
The operation involved sending more than 10,000 e-mail messages targeting companies, politicians, election candidates and journalists working in the United States and abroad.
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According to US Attorney General Lisa Monaco, a group called APT31 is behind this “cyber espionage program,” which is allegedly run from the central city of Wuhan by China’s powerful Ministry of State Security.
Hackers gained access “Email accounts, cloud storage accounts and phone call logs”.
The British Deputy Prime Minister said in the British Parliament “Actors affiliated with the Chinese government” They promised “Two Malicious Cyber Attacks” In 2020 and 2021.
“This is the latest in a series of hostile actions by China, including attacks on democratic and parliamentary institutions in the UK and elsewhere,” said Oliver Dowden.
The government official condemned cyber attacks against representatives critical of Beijing and the United Kingdom's Electoral Commission. The attack on the Election Commission allowed access to servers containing copies of election records containing data on 40 million voters.
The United Kingdom is due to hold general elections in a few months, but, according to Dowden, this cyber attack will have no impact on the next elections.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK would do “everything necessary” to guarantee its security in the face of a “historic challenge” posed by an “increasingly assertive” China.
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