DEU member states and the U.S. take massive action against China on Monday hacker attack Blame, this was blown at the beginning of March. As Microsoft announced at the time, the attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Microsoft Exchange Server used to exchange e-mail. You may have installed malicious programs to gain long-term access to other computers and networks.
The EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell issued a statement on behalf of the member states: “The compromise and use of Microsoft Exchange Server has destroyed the security and integrity of thousands of computers and networks around the world.” The attacks have continued. Until now. “This irresponsible and harmful behavior has brought security risks and significant economic losses to our government agencies and private enterprises.” Further targeted cyber attacks from China have also been discovered.
Washington wants to expose China’s strategy
At the same time, a senior government official in Washington stated that Beijing’s actions were inconsistent with China’s claim to assume a responsible global leadership role.She declared the United States IOn Monday, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and NATO will jointly condemn China’s “malicious cyber activities.” Also on Monday, U.S. security agencies such as the Federal Police will “disclose more than 50 strategies, techniques, and procedures used by state-sponsored Chinese hackers to attack U.S. networks and allies.”
European Union countries blamed these crimes on two groups of hackers who “stealed and monitored intellectual property rights in China”. They are identified as Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) 40, also known as the “periscope group” and APT 31, also known as “Zirconium”. It is said that the last group attacked the employees of the two candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the US presidential election last June, but failed.Ok Microsoft Blame the attacks on its servers on Chinese hackers. The software manufacturer called the group “Hafnium” and concluded that not only did they operate in China, they also received support from government agencies.
EU countries declined to comment on this, and Borel’s spokesperson did not want to do so.However, they urged the Chinese authorities to be recognized A kind—— Adhere to norms and “take all necessary and reasonable measures to investigate, investigate and respond to the situation.” The spokeswoman said broadly, “Our economy, security, democracy, and society as a whole have suffered considerable damage.” She is open to whether this will lead to further sanctions against China. The EU has established its own mechanism for this and has already taken punitive measures against China and Russia, including attacks on the Bundestag. However, this requires evidence that can be used in court.
