The United States, the European Union, NATO and several other allies accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange earlier this year. Allies speak out against China’s “malicious cyber activities”.
The various allies say, among other things, that they accuse and criticize China for “malicious cyber activities”. United State Disclosed against cyber attacks from China and also claims that hackers linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security are responsible for hacking Microsoft Exchange Server. This hack appeared in early March. Microsoft has already claimed that Chinese hackers have exploited these vulnerabilities.
In addition to the United States, the European Union, the United kingdom, From NATOAnd CanadaAnd AustraliaAnd New Zealand in a Japan All data is separate. These countries collectively criticize and condemn China’s cyber behavior in general, blame this country for the Exchange hacks that occurred earlier this year and criticize the country for the hack.
Condemnation by US allies
This is the first time that NATO has spoken out against China’s cyber activities, it says White House Spokesperson. The European Union also spoke in a statement against hacking attempts by China, which, according to the union, are aimed, among other things, at espionage and theft of intellectual property.
“Today, the European Union and its member states, together with its partners, are exposing malicious cyber activities that have inflicted severe damage to our economy, security, democracy and society in general,” EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell wrote on behalf of the European Union. “The European Union and its member states believe that these malicious cyber activities took place from the territory of China.”
Various states and agencies want to continue joint action against the activities, the US reports. The group will continue to share intelligence on cyber threats and collaborate in network defense and cyber security. The United States also says it does not necessarily expect the joint decision to change China’s behavior.
Speaking to US reporters, a US official said a public condemnation of China would have limited leverage to prevent future attacks. “We do not rule out further actions to hold China accountable, but we also recognize that no single action can change China’s behavior, and no country can act alone. A body that aims to engage other countries with us,” CNBC quotes.
In addition, the United States states that US Department of Justice Four government hackers of China’s Ministry of State Security were charged. They allegedly launched a campaign between 2011 and 2018 to hack into the computer systems of US companies, government agencies, and universities.
D Microsoft Exchange Hack
The states also detail the Microsoft Exchange hack, which was announced on March 3, when Microsoft shut down its four-day zero-exchange server. At the time, the tech giant had already stated with ‘with great certainty’ that the Chinese hacker group Hafnium had abused the vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities allowed hackers to access email accounts via at work Servers running Exchange versions from 2013 to 2019. Microsoft said in March that the attacks would target American victims.
The FBI, CISA, and CIA are expected to share more details about the Exchange hack later today. These US security agencies will devise “more than 50 tactics, techniques, and procedures” that Chinese hackers use “when they attack the networks of America and its allies.”
It is already known that the FBI has been granted permission through the courts to gain access to unprecedented systems and remove elements of code allegedly left behind by Chinese hackers to allow the attacks to continue, he writes. New York times.
