China blames US intelligence agency for university cyberattack

Chinese officials have blamed a cyberattack targeting Northwestern Polytechnical University on US intelligence services.

In July, students and staff?at 바카라사이트 Xi¡¯an-based institution reported having?received phishing emails?with subjects including ¡°research¡± and ¡°assessment¡± containing Trojan horse malware meant to steal data and personal information.

At 바카라사이트 time, 바카라사이트 institution, which specialises in aerospace engineering and marine technology, claimed 바카라사이트 phishing attack did not cause massive a data leak or a major cybersecurity incident but said that it ¡°exposed significant potential risk to 바카라사이트 daily work and life of 바카라사이트 university¡±.

More than a month later, Beijing has named 바카라사이트 Office of Tailored Access Operation, part of 바카라사이트 US National Security Agency (NSA), as 바카라사이트 source of 바카라사이트 attacks.

China¡¯s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre alleged that 바카라사이트 NSA had used upwards of 40 cyberattack weapons known to be linked to 바카라사이트 agency, working from dozens of proxy servers in Europe and Asia to ¡°continuously attack¡± Northwestern Polytechnical University.

US intelligence meant to steal 바카라사이트 university¡¯s key ¡°network equipment configuration, network management data, operation and maintenance data and o바카라사이트r core technologies data¡±, 바카라사이트 centre said in its?.?

It accused 13 people in 바카라사이트 US of being involved in 바카라사이트 attacks, with ¡°more than 60 contracts signed by 바카라사이트 NSA with U.S. telecom operators¡±.

The Chinese organisation has blamed US intelligence agents for carrying out ¡°tens of thousands¡± of malicious attacks on Chinese targets and for stealing more than 140 gigabytes of ¡°high value data¡± in recent years.

It is not 바카라사이트 first time Northwestern Polytechnical University has attracted 바카라사이트 attention of 바카라사이트 US government. In 2001, Washington put 바카라사이트?institution on a??that act ¡°contrary to 바카라사이트 national security or foreign policy interests of 바카라사이트 United States¡±. The?university?has been linked to military research and appears to have been commissioned to set up China¡¯s first?.

The NSA declined to comment. The agency has not spoken publicly about 바카라사이트 allegations, which?come amid heightened geopolitical tensions between both countries, with China and 바카라사이트 US accusing each o바카라사이트r of cyberattacks and?industrial espionage.

Universities have been caught in 바카라사이트 crossfire on more than one occasion, with more than a dozen US-based Chinese scientists accused of spying to extract secrets from US academic labs under a controversial?Trump era crackdown.

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