Washington and its allies will condemn Monday, July 19, together,
Beijing's
“
malicious
”
cyber activities
and accuse it of carrying out extortion operations against their companies, but also of threatening their security, according to a senior American official.
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In comments to the press that could further poison the already strained relations between the two powers, the official said, on condition of anonymity, that "
China's irresponsible behavior in cyberspace was not consistent with its objective. to appear as a responsible leader
”. China's cyber activities represent "
a serious threat to the economy and national security
" of the United States and its allies, he said.
On Monday, he announced, “
an unprecedented group of allies and partners, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and NATO, will join the United States to expose the malicious cyber activities of the Chinese Ministry of Security
”.
They will notably accuse the Chinese government of "
using criminal hackers
" to carry out attacks around the world, sometimes "
for personal profit
", and will reveal "
50 of their tactics, techniques and procedures
", he said. He specifies.
China accused of being responsible for attack on Microsoft
These attacks may be aimed at stealing data or technology, but "
reports also blame hackers linked to the Chinese government for ransom demands of millions of dollars addressed to private companies
", he continued, without give details.
"
Ransomware
" or "
ransomware
"
attacks
, which involve encrypting a target's data and requiring money to decrypt it, are on the rise and several large US companies have been targeted recently, rather. by pirates linked to Russia.
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In their appeal, the United States and its allies will formally blame China for the massive hack in March against Microsoft Group's Exchange messaging services, which reportedly affected at least 30,000 organizations, including local American businesses, cities and institutions. . The tech giant had already accused a group of hackers linked to Beijing, called "
Hafnium
".