The UK government has confirmed that the National Cyber Security Center is investigating allegations alleging that more than 600 websites, including the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website, have been subjected to thousands of hacking attempts coordinated by the Chinese government.
A UK government spokesman said: “The National Cybersecurity Center is investigating these allegations along with our international partners.” The claims are based on intelligence obtained by The Times. The Security Service of Ukraine claims that China was notified in advance of the start of the special operation because the hacking attempts began before the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics and peaked on February 23.
The SBU said that other targets of the attacks were the border guard forces and the National Bank. According to representatives of the SBU, the attempts were aimed at stealing data and studying ways to disrupt or disable defense and civilian infrastructure.
The Times claims that the SBU provided a number of intelligence memos, allegedly prepared by another country, which detailed the scale of the hack and mentioned nuclear targets.
On March 18, US President Joe Biden warned his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, of the “consequences” if China were to support Russia in a sting operation.
Source: ixbt
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