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U.S. Government Announces Discovery of Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity against Managed Service and Cloud Service Providers

U.S. Government Announces Discovery of Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity against Managed Service and Cloud Service Providers

Created: Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 13:51
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Cybersecurity

Earlier today, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, including Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, announced criminal indictments against computer hackers associated with the Chinese government. This case is significant because the hackers are accused of compromising Managed Service Providers (MSPs), which include Cloud Service Providers. According to the indictment, the hackers leveraged access to MSPs steal business information from companies around the world, including in the U.S., to gain competitive advantages for Chinese companies. The victims included companies in banking and finance, telecommunications and consumer electronics, medical equipment, packaging, manufacturing, consulting, healthcare, biotechnology, automotive, oil and gas exploration, and mining. The NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the page on Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity for more information. Additionally, the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have released their own advisories about this activity. NCCIC/US-CERT.