Microsoft Warns of Rise in Global Cyberespionage Operations

Government-sponsored cyberespionage campaigns and data operations are on the rise, and not just as a result of hacker spies deployed by typical suspects Russia and China.

So warns Microsoft in its annual Digital Defence Report, which evaluates nation-state and criminal behaviour recorded from July 2022 to June 2023.

Ransomware attacks naturally draw attention due to their visible and immediate impact, but governments are doubling down on stealthy cyberespionage operations behind the scenes.

“Nation states are becoming increasingly sophisticated and aggressive in their cyberespionage efforts, led by highly capable Chinese actors focused on the Asia-Pacific region in particular,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, stated in an introduction to the report.

Based on Microsoft’s report, the US was the subject of the most cyberattacks last year, followed by Israel and Ukrain

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