Western intelligence services and cybersecurity organisations have lately identified many Chinese hacker outfits. These groups are said to be behind global campaigns of digital espionage that are directed at corporations, media outlets, and institutions of international business and the military.
Chinese officials have consistently denied any involvement in state-sponsored hacking, despite cybersecurity firms’ belief that many of these teams are supported by the Chinese government. Security experts claim that China is also a common target for cyberattacks and have called the United States a “empire of hacking.”
Here are multiple widely recognised hacking groups with Chinese origins.
STORM-0558
Since May, there have been allegations that Chinese hackers had gained access to the email accounts of roughly 25 different companies, including Microsoft and U.S. government agencies.
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