Biden government punishes key players of the Chinese hacks
Biden government punishes key players of the Chinese hacks
The bid administration made a last attempt on Friday to awaken public awareness of the supposedly widespread Chinese cyber spy campaign . A company and one person were identified who presumably stand behind two harmful hacking attacks on high-ranking US officials.
goal of the measures
The aim of these measures is to create "real costs" for hackers who "want to undermine our democratic system and ultimately our lifestyle," as a high-ranking US official told CNN. But the containment of China in the procurement of sensitive information from US networks has been a challenge for decades that must now face the Trump administration.
sanctions and their backgrounds
The announcement of Friday included sanctions by the Ministry of Finance against a Chinese technology company that allegedly played a key role in a comprehensive security incident in large US telecommunications companies. The hackers had targeted the telephone communications of the designated President Donald Trump, the designated Vice President JD Vance and high-ranking civil servant of the bidding administration.
In addition, sanctions were imposed against a person based in Shanghai who was presumably involved in a separate hack on the Ministry of Finance, who became known last month. The hackers had targeted unclassified information from finance minister Janet Yellen and her deputy Wally Adeyemo to collect information, according to a source familiar with the matter. They also had access to the US government office, which examines foreign investments in national security risks, as CNN reported.
reactions from politics
A spokesman for the Ministry of Finance rejected a statement. Bloomberg news politico previously attacked that yellens were targeted were.
The sanctions became known, while Trump spoke of a "very good" phone call to Chinese President Xi Jinping. "President Xi and I will do everything to make the world more peaceful and safer!" wrote Trump in a social network.
The challenges for the Trump administration
The Trump administration is faced with the challenge, who advocated stricter measures against China based on security concerns, including the upcoming security advisor Rep. Mike Waltz and Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump's election for the Foreign Minister.
In addition, the Trump administration faces a first test whether it will enforce a ban on the Chinese social media platform TIKTOK, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court on Friday.
consequences of the security incidents
The hacks in the telecommunications and financial sector and their effects on national security have excited Washington. Federal employees change their communication methods and use safer methods. MPs require a fundamental overhaul of cyber security in large telecommunications providers. The outgoing deputy finance minister ADEYEMO has
offensive measures required
In response to the latest Chinese hacking campaigns, Waltz asked that the US government should take more offensive measures in the cyber space. "We have to go on the offensive and impose costs for those who steal our technology and attack our infrastructure," he wrote on X.
sustained tensions between the USA and China
The tensions in the field of cyber security shaped relationships between the USA and China for a long time, but have intensified in the past few months. In discussions with their Chinese counterparts, US diplomats pointed out that the scope and severity of the telecommunications attacks are exaggerated, CNN previously reported. China rejected the allegations.
"During his meeting with President Biden in Lima last year, President Xi Jinping said that there was no evidence of the irrational claims about the alleged cyber attacks from China," said Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington
expert opinion on the sanctions
With regard to the sanctions on Friday, some cyber security experts believed that they are necessary but insufficient to frustrate China's hacking activities. "Unfortunately, the actors behind these attacks are probably not completely deterred by these measures, but it is important to make their operations visible and to generate as much friction as possible," said John Hultquist, chief analyst at Mandiant, a cybersecurity company supported by Google.
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