After confronting the Russian president Vladimir Putin The President of the United States discussed cybersecurity issues at the summit last month Joe Biden Allies are being convened to accuse China of funding cybercriminal activities around the world.
A senior official in the Biden administration outlined the campaign in a news conference call with reporters later on Sunday, stating that “the United States has long been concerned about the irresponsible and destabilizing behavior of the People’s Republic of China in cyberspace. .”
The official said: “The People’s Republic of China’s pattern of irresponsible behavior in cyberspace is inconsistent with its established goal of being regarded as a responsible leader in the world.”
The official emphasized three points of the action plan to be announced on Monday.
First, it will include “an unprecedented group of allies and partners-including European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and NATO“All accuses of the Ministry of National Security of China” using criminal contract hackers to conduct unauthorized network operations on a global scale, including for their own personal gain. “
The official said: “Their activities include criminal activities such as cyber extortion, cryptojacking, and the theft of economic benefits from victims all over the world.” “In some cases, we are aware of reports that the Chinese government is affiliated with network operators. Ransomware operations were conducted against private companies, which included ransom demands of millions of dollars.”
Second, the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI (FBI) Will issue a joint consultation, “it will reveal the tactics, techniques and procedures used by more than 50 Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors to target the networks of the United States and allies, as well as technical mitigation suggestions to deal with this threat,” the official said.
31 page consultation, by Weekly newspaper, Detailing the observed activities attributed to China and the hackers accused of hiring, arguing that “Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors are actively targeting the political, economic, military, educational, and critical infrastructure (CI) of the United States and its allies People and organizations steal sensitive data, critical and emerging critical technologies, intellectual property, and personally identifiable information (PII).”
The third point mentioned by the senior government on Sunday’s conference call marked the most straightforward step to date.
“The U.S. government will work with our allies and partners to officially attribute malicious cyber activities that exploit zero-day vulnerabilities to Microsoft A few months ago, Exchange Server disclosed a high level of trust to malicious cyber attackers affiliated with MSS in March,” the official said.
According to reports, the attack affected as many as 30,000 servers in the United States alone, and thousands of victims abroad.
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The United States has previously accused Russia of conducting state-sponsored cyberattacks in its territory and tolerating criminal collectives. In March of this year, Biden imposed a new round of sanctions on Moscow in response to the large-scale SolarWinds hacker attack last year and called on Putin to take action against Russian hackers.
The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected any idea of collective collusion with the Internet and expressed its willingness to crack down on such behaviors in order to promote bilateral cooperation on Internet issues.
On Sunday, the senior government official compared the behaviors from Russia and China observed by US officials.
“On the Russian side,” the official said, “we sometimes see individuals working part-time. And we see, you know, there are some connections between Russian intelligence services and individuals, but this kind of-MSS uses criminal contract hackers Conduct unapproved network activities. Global operations are different.”
The official called the so-called Chinese government’s strategy “a surprisingly eye-opener for us.”
Washington regards Beijing and Moscow as its two biggest competitors in the world, but the latter has increasingly become the focus of US foreign policy efforts to maintain its dominant position in various fields, including the Internet.
Chinese officials often deny any wrongdoing in the cyber field, instead accusing the United States of participating in global espionage activities.
At the end of last month, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations United Nations Zhang Jun called for international solidarity to deal with cybersecurity issues in the UN General Assembly debate.
“In cyberspace, countries not only enjoy common opportunities and common interests, but also face common challenges and assume common responsibilities,” the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted Zhang as saying at the time. “They are increasingly becoming a community of shared destiny sharing weal and woe. The international community should work together to protect network security and maintain international peace.”
He said that world powers “should promote security by maintaining peace and prevent cyberspace from becoming a new battlefield.”
