China Accuses US of 'Tens of Thousands' of Cyberattacks

guest · Sep 5, 2022

By AFP - September 5, 2022

Washington has accused Beijing of cyberattacks against US businesses and government agencies, one of the issues over which ties between the two powers have nosedived in recent years.

China has consistently denied the claims and in turn lashed out against alleged US cyber espionage, but has rarely made public disclosures of specific attacks.
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But a report released Monday by its National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out "tens of thousands of malicious attacks on network targets in China in recent years".

It specifically accused the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO) of infiltrating the Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city of Xi'an.
The university is funded by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and specialises in aeronautical and space research.
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The foreign ministry in Beijing on Monday condemned the alleged hack, saying it "seriously endangers China's national security and users' personal data security".

"We ask the US to provide an explanation and urge them to stop immediately this illegal move," Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, said at a regular press conference.
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