Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launch ‘tens of thousands” of cafe attack on China and burial theft of Sensitive data, including from a public research University.
Washington accused Beijing of cafe attack against American companies and government agencies one of issues over Relations between the two powers declined in Last few years.
China has consistently denied these allegations and in turns up out against US alleged cyber espionage but rarely made public Disclosures of specific attacks.
But a report on Monday by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of Pregnancy out “tens of in thousands of Malicious attacks on network Objectives in China in Last few years.”
She specifically accused the NSA office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO) of Sneak into Northwestern Polytechnic in The city of Xi’an.
The university is funded by the Ministry of China of Industry, IT and specialists in aviation and space research.
CVERC alleged that TAO infiltrated the university’s networks and took “control of tens of in thousands of network devices” including servers, routers, and network keys.
using tens of Cyber weapons and their former exploitation unknown Disadvantages in SunOS operating systemunit gained access To “basic technical data” including passwords and operations of key network said the report.
TAO has “stolen over 140 GB of high value data in Recent years and receive help from groups in CVERC said that Europe and South Asia in The report, which he co-authored private Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on On Monday, he denounced the alleged hack, saying it “puts China in grave danger.” national Security and the security of personal data of users.
“We ask the United States to provide an explanation and urge them to immediately cease this illegal act,” he added moveMao Ning, spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a regular Press Conference.
The National Security Agency did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.
In June, Xi’an city authorities said they launched an investigation into a reported cyber attack at Northwestern Polytechnic that bore the hallmarks. of “overseas Hacking groups and illegal items.
attacks”caused big risks and hidden the dangers for Normal work And life in our school is “University Cyber Security official He told the state CCTV station in Comments posted on Monday.
Another year Washington accused Beijing of Pregnancy out enormous attack on Microsoft email software that has affected at least 30,000 US organizations – including local governments – as well as customers in else countries.
China denied the allegations and responded that Washington wasworld a hero” of Cyber espionage.
