Category: Chinese cyber espionage

China-Backed Hackers Targeting Critical US Infrastructure, Microsoft and Five Eyes Warn

A Chinese cyber espionage group has been targeting a wide range of networks across U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, since at least mid-2021, according to Microsoft and various cybersecurity agencies under the Five Eyes alliance. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the “stealthy and targeted malicious activity” is carried out by Volt Typhoon,…


China, Russia Targeting Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Know-How, CSIS Warns

Canada’s spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country’s increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says in a newly released analytical brief that countries including China and Russia can be expected to “pursue Canada’s AI through all available vectors”—from state-sponsored investment to the…