The National Security Agency and other U.S. and international agencies have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to address evolving threats from the Chinese government.
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The advisory, titled “Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System,” aims to expose China-sponsored advanced persistent threat, or APT, actors that target telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging and military infrastructure networks worldwide, NSA said Wednesday.
Report Reveals Potential Cyberthreats
According to the CSA, Chinese-based companies such as Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, Beijing Huanyu Tianqiong Information Technology and Sichuan Zhixin Ruijie Network Technology have been linked to malicious activities. The report mentions the particular tactics, techniques and procedures, or TTPs, that these actors use to access and gather data. It also details the indicators of compromise and common vulnerabilities and exposures the APT actors utilize. The advisory also provides detailed recommendations on how to hunt and mitigate these potential threats effectively.
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center are among the other agencies involved in releasing the CSA. Agencies from Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, and Spain are also involved.
