China publishes latest data detailing US cyber attacks
中國公布美國網絡襲擊最新細節

A spokesperson for China’s State Internet Information Office on Monday released the latest data detailing US cyber attacks in China.

The spokesperson said that the US is the biggest attacker of China’s internet. He added that the US charges of hacking against five Chinese military officers are groundless.

Latest data from China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Coordination Center showed that from March 19th to May 18th, a total of 2,077 Trojan horse networks or botnet servers in the US directly controlled 1.18 million host computers in China.

The center found 135 host computers in the US carrying 563 phishing pages targeting Chinese websites that led to 14, 000 phishing operations. In the same period, the center found 2,016 IP addresses in the US had implanted backdoors in 1,754 Chinese websites, involving 57, 000 backdoor attacks.

The spokesperson said the US attacks target Chinese leaders and ordinary citizens and can also target anyone with a mobile phone. The Chinese government opposes any kinds of Internet-related crimes, and any groundless accusations against the country. If the US goes its own way, China will take countermeasures, the spokesperson warned.