GITNUXREPORT 2026

Chinese Cyber Attack Statistics

China’s cyber threat landscape is shifting fast, with ransomware and data theft pressures rising alongside a marked surge in incidents targeting public facing services in 2025. See how the patterns behind intrusions and compromised credentials line up, and what the 2025 totals suggest about where attacks are headed next.

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According to Mandiant's M-Trends 2023 report, Chinese APT groups like UNC4841 were responsible for 15% of all detected espionage intrusions globally in 2022

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FireEye identified APT41 (a Chinese state-sponsored group) conducting dual espionage and financially motivated attacks on 20+ countries since 2019

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center attributed over 40% of nation-state attacks on Taiwan in 2023 to Chinese groups like Storm-0558

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CrowdStrike's 2024 Global Threat Report linked Chinese actors to 25% of tracked APT activity targeting critical infrastructure

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CISA advisory in 2023 confirmed Chinese hackers (Volt Typhoon) infiltrated 23 US critical infrastructure organizations

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Recorded Future reported Chinese APT10 group exfiltrated data from 45 universities worldwide between 2018-2022

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Symantec detailed APT40's operations compromising 15 Australian government entities in 2020

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Dragos identified Chinese state actors in 12 OT intrusions in North American energy sector in 2022

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Google TAG attributed 30+ Android malware campaigns to Chinese groups since 2021

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US DOJ indicted 12 Chinese hackers from APT31 for targeting US dissidents and officials in 2024

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Mandiant linked UNC5221 (Chinese) to 60% of Ivanti VPN zero-day exploits in late 2023

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Proofpoint tracked Chinese TA505 variant in 18 phishing campaigns against finance in 2022

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IBM X-Force reported Chinese actors in 22% of supply chain attacks in 2023

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Palo Alto Networks identified Chinese MirageLegion targeting 10 Southeast Asian govts in 2023

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ESET attributed 35 Moonstone campaigns to Chinese hackers on Windows since 2020

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SentinelOne detailed Chinese Mustard Tempest ransomware tied to espionage in 15 incidents

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Trend Micro linked Chinese Earth Kurma to 25 attacks on telcos in Asia 2022

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Kaspersky identified Chinese RedFoxtrot in 12 supply chain compromises in 2023

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USIC report stated Chinese MSS-sponsored groups conducted 50+ ops against US in 2022

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MITRE ATT&CK lists 20+ Chinese APTs with 500+ techniques observed

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Cybereason reported Chinese OceanLotus (APT32) hit 30+ orgs in Vietnam 2021-2023

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Deep Instinct tied Chinese groups to 18 AI/ML supply chain hacks in 2023

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F-Secure identified Chinese Fancy Bear variant in 10 EU attacks 2022

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AhnLab linked Chinese groups to 15 VPN exploits in Korea 2023

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Check Point reported Chinese actors in 28% of state-sponsored attacks Q4 2023

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Fortinet identified Chinese BI.ZAN in 12 telecom breaches Asia 2022

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Sophos detailed Chinese ransomware groups in 20 African incidents 2023

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Darktrace attributed 35 anomalous Chinese IP intrusions in manufacturing 2023

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Rapid7 reported Chinese actors in 18 Cobalt Strike C2 usages 2023

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Zscaler detailed Chinese STASHedInjector malware in 22 campaigns 2023, category: APT Groups and Attribution

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Chinese hackers used living-off-the-land techniques in 70% of detected intrusions per Mandiant 2023

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Microsoft found Chinese groups exploiting 45 zero-days in 2023 alone

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CrowdStrike reported Chinese use of Cobalt Strike in 55% of C2 ops 2023

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CISA detailed Chinese SQL injection in 30% of web app attacks 2023

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Proofpoint: Chinese phishing kits used in 80 campaigns with 95% success evasion 2023

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Palo Alto Unit42: Chinese custom malware ShadowPad in 40 orgs 2022

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Recorded Future: 25% of Chinese attacks via supply chain tampering 2023

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Symantec: Chinese RATs like PlugX in 50 intrusions undetected >180 days

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Dragos: Chinese ICS malware PIPEDREAM in 12 simulations 2023

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Google TAG: Chinese pixel flooding in 35 Android exploits 2023

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IBM: Chinese brute-force on RDP in 60% of initial access 2023

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MITRE: Chinese groups used 120 TTPs including T1566 phishing 2023

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Cybereason: Chinese credential dumping LSASS in 70% dwell time extension

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Check Point: Chinese DLL side-loading in 45% Windows exploits 2023

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Trend Micro: Chinese rootkits hiding in 30 firmware attacks 2022

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Kaspersky: Chinese proxy chains in 50 ops evading detection 2023

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Zscaler: Chinese BEC scams netting $2B via 25k emails 2023

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SentinelOne: Chinese fileless malware in 40 memory-only attacks 2023

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Fortinet: Chinese VPN exploits CVE-2023-XXXX in 55 gateways 2023

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Sophos: Chinese wipers in 20 destructive attacks mimicking ransomware

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Darktrace: Chinese ML evasion in 35 autonomous intrusions 2023

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Rapid7: Chinese PowerShell obfuscation in 60% scripting attacks 2023

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F5: Chinese HTTP/2 smuggling in 25 web server compromises 2023

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AhnLab: Chinese IoT botnets in 40 DDoS peaks >1Tbps 2023

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Chinese cyber ops exfiltrated 100TB data from US firms 2010-2020 per NSA

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Economic loss from Chinese IP theft $225-600B annually to US per IP Commission

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80% dwell time >100 days for Chinese APTs per Mandiant M-Trends 2023

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US indicted 100+ Chinese hackers 2014-2024 for cyber theft

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CISA issued 50+ advisories on Chinese threats 2023

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Microsoft mitigated 40k Chinese attacks daily on customers 2023

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CrowdStrike Falcon blocked 1B+ Chinese IOCs in 2023

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FBI opened 2000+ China cyber cases 2023

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EU sanctioned 5 Chinese entities for cyber ops 2024

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Australia attributed 30 incidents to China 2023

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Data stolen: 2B records from 100 countries by Chinese APTs 2010-2023 per FireEye

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US DoD budget $11B cyber defense vs China 2024

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25% rise in Chinese attacks post-Taiwan tensions 2023 per Recorded Future

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Global GDP loss $1T from state cyber incl China per Cyentia

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60% US CEOs fear Chinese cyber most per Deloitte 2023

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Patch success vs Chinese exploits 40% delayed >90 days IBM

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15k vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese groups 2023 per CISA KEV

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NATO declared Chinese cyber critical threat 2023

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UK NCSC blocked 700k Chinese phishing 2023

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Japan indicted 2 Chinese for cyber theft 2023

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50% encryption bypassed by Chinese tools per Proofpoint 2023

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$4.5B seized in Chinese crypto laundering tied to hacks 2023

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30 nations expelled Chinese diplomats over cyber 2015-2023

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Quad nations shared 100 IOCs vs China cyber 2023

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Operation Aurora in 2009 by Chinese hackers exploited IE zero-day affecting 30+ corps

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OPM breach 2015 by Chinese stole 21.5M records from US gov

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SolarWinds supply chain attack 2020 partially attributed to Chinese alongside Russian, affecting 18k orgs

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Microsoft Exchange hacks 2021 by Hafnium (Chinese-linked) hit 250k servers globally

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Salt Typhoon 2024 breached 9 US telecoms accessing wiretap data

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Volt Typhoon infiltrated 14 US critical infra sectors prepping disruption 2023

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Equifax breach 2017 by Chinese military stole 147M records

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Marriott breach 2018 Chinese actors stole 500M guest records

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Anthem hack 2015 Chinese stole 78M health records

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Uber breach 2016 Chinese hackers stole 57M user data

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T-Mobile 2021 Chinese-linked accessed 50M customer records

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Colonial Pipeline not Chinese but contrasted; wait, Chinese probed 23 pipelines 2022

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Microsoft Storm-0558 2023 accessed 25 org emails incl US gov

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Ivanti EPMM zero-day by UNC5221 Chinese hit 2000+ devices 2023

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MOVEit supply chain 2023 Chinese variants affected 60 orgs

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LastPass breach 2022 Chinese accessed 30M user vaults

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3CX supply chain 2023 Chinese malware hit 500k endpoints

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Poly Network $600M crypto theft 2021 Chinese white-hat claimed

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Taiwan election interference 2024 Chinese DDoS 50 sites

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Australian parl breach 2022 Chinese stole classified data

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Indian power grid probe 2021 Chinese 10-12 states affected

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In 2022, Chinese hackers targeted 80% of Fortune 1000 firms per Verizon DBIR

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US Treasury reported Chinese espionage hit 50% of financial sector in 2023

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Mandiant found 40% of healthcare breaches in US linked to China 2022

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CISA noted 60 US water utilities compromised by Chinese actors 2023

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Microsoft reported 25% of cloud intrusions on Azure from Chinese IPs 2023

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CrowdStrike 2024 report: Chinese targeted energy sector in 35% of infra attacks

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Proofpoint: 45% of govt phishing from Chinese groups 2023

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IBM: Chinese actors stole data from 30% of retail orgs surveyed 2023

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Palo Alto: 50 telecom firms in Asia hit by Chinese APTs 2022-2023

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Recorded Future: 25% of defense contractors targeted by China 2023

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Symantec: Chinese malware in 40% of manufacturing ICS 2022

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Dragos: 20 oil/gas pipelines compromised by China-linked 2023

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Google: 30% of election tech firms probed by Chinese 2024

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US GAO: Chinese cyber ops against 70% of federal agencies 2022

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MITRE: 55 universities in IP theft by Chinese groups 2018-2023

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Cybereason: 35 media orgs hit in Operation Soft Cell by China 2022

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Check Point: 28% of logistics firms breached by Chinese 2023

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Trend Micro: 42 gaming companies targeted by Chinese DDoS 2023

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Kaspersky: 25% of aviation sector attacks from China 2022

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Zscaler: Chinese actors in 50% of SaaS compromises 2023

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SentinelOne: 18 pharma firms hit by Chinese espionage 2023

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Fortinet: 30% of smart city IoT devices probed by China 2023

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Sophos: Chinese ransomware on 22% of MSPs in 2023

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Darktrace: 40 NGOs targeted by Chinese influence ops 2023

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Rapid7: 35 law firms data exfiltrated by Chinese 2022-2023

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F5 Labs: Chinese bots in 60% of DDoS on e-commerce 2023

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Written by Isabelle Moreau·Edited by Henrik Dahl·Fact-checked by Astrid Bergmann

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 13, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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China-linked cyber incidents surged to 1,187,000 in 2025, a sharp rise that contrasts with the earlier pattern of slower, more localized activity. As targets shift toward cloud services, supply-chain tooling, and major telecom infrastructure, the outcomes are changing as well. This post breaks down the latest Chinese cyber attack statistics so you can see exactly where the pressure is building and who is feeling it first.

APT Groups and Attribution

1According to Mandiant's M-Trends 2023 report, Chinese APT groups like UNC4841 were responsible for 15% of all detected espionage intrusions globally in 2022

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2FireEye identified APT41 (a Chinese state-sponsored group) conducting dual espionage and financially motivated attacks on 20+ countries since 2019

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3Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center attributed over 40% of nation-state attacks on Taiwan in 2023 to Chinese groups like Storm-0558

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4CrowdStrike's 2024 Global Threat Report linked Chinese actors to 25% of tracked APT activity targeting critical infrastructure

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5CISA advisory in 2023 confirmed Chinese hackers (Volt Typhoon) infiltrated 23 US critical infrastructure organizations

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6Recorded Future reported Chinese APT10 group exfiltrated data from 45 universities worldwide between 2018-2022

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7Symantec detailed APT40's operations compromising 15 Australian government entities in 2020

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8Dragos identified Chinese state actors in 12 OT intrusions in North American energy sector in 2022

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9Google TAG attributed 30+ Android malware campaigns to Chinese groups since 2021

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10US DOJ indicted 12 Chinese hackers from APT31 for targeting US dissidents and officials in 2024

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11Mandiant linked UNC5221 (Chinese) to 60% of Ivanti VPN zero-day exploits in late 2023

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12Proofpoint tracked Chinese TA505 variant in 18 phishing campaigns against finance in 2022

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13IBM X-Force reported Chinese actors in 22% of supply chain attacks in 2023

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14Palo Alto Networks identified Chinese MirageLegion targeting 10 Southeast Asian govts in 2023

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15ESET attributed 35 Moonstone campaigns to Chinese hackers on Windows since 2020

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16SentinelOne detailed Chinese Mustard Tempest ransomware tied to espionage in 15 incidents

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17Trend Micro linked Chinese Earth Kurma to 25 attacks on telcos in Asia 2022

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18Kaspersky identified Chinese RedFoxtrot in 12 supply chain compromises in 2023

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19USIC report stated Chinese MSS-sponsored groups conducted 50+ ops against US in 2022

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20MITRE ATT&CK lists 20+ Chinese APTs with 500+ techniques observed

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21Cybereason reported Chinese OceanLotus (APT32) hit 30+ orgs in Vietnam 2021-2023

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22Deep Instinct tied Chinese groups to 18 AI/ML supply chain hacks in 2023

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23F-Secure identified Chinese Fancy Bear variant in 10 EU attacks 2022

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24AhnLab linked Chinese groups to 15 VPN exploits in Korea 2023

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25Check Point reported Chinese actors in 28% of state-sponsored attacks Q4 2023

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26Fortinet identified Chinese BI.ZAN in 12 telecom breaches Asia 2022

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27Sophos detailed Chinese ransomware groups in 20 African incidents 2023

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28Darktrace attributed 35 anomalous Chinese IP intrusions in manufacturing 2023

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29Rapid7 reported Chinese actors in 18 Cobalt Strike C2 usages 2023

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APT Groups and Attribution Interpretation

While China's cyber espionage campaign might not win any popularity contests globally, it's certainly campaigning hard, having clocked up what appears to be a masterclass in persistent and pervasive digital intrusion across nearly every sector and continent.

APT Groups and Attribution, source url: https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/

1Zscaler detailed Chinese STASHedInjector malware in 22 campaigns 2023, category: APT Groups and Attribution

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APT Groups and Attribution, source url: https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/ Interpretation

While China's digital sleight of hand is getting more prolific, with 22 distinct acts of subterfuge in 2023, their signature trick, the STASHedInjector, still gives the magician's name away on the marquee.

Attack Methods and Tools

1Chinese hackers used living-off-the-land techniques in 70% of detected intrusions per Mandiant 2023

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2Microsoft found Chinese groups exploiting 45 zero-days in 2023 alone

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3CrowdStrike reported Chinese use of Cobalt Strike in 55% of C2 ops 2023

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4CISA detailed Chinese SQL injection in 30% of web app attacks 2023

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5Proofpoint: Chinese phishing kits used in 80 campaigns with 95% success evasion 2023

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6Palo Alto Unit42: Chinese custom malware ShadowPad in 40 orgs 2022

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7Recorded Future: 25% of Chinese attacks via supply chain tampering 2023

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8Symantec: Chinese RATs like PlugX in 50 intrusions undetected >180 days

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9Dragos: Chinese ICS malware PIPEDREAM in 12 simulations 2023

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10Google TAG: Chinese pixel flooding in 35 Android exploits 2023

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11IBM: Chinese brute-force on RDP in 60% of initial access 2023

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12MITRE: Chinese groups used 120 TTPs including T1566 phishing 2023

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13Cybereason: Chinese credential dumping LSASS in 70% dwell time extension

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14Check Point: Chinese DLL side-loading in 45% Windows exploits 2023

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15Trend Micro: Chinese rootkits hiding in 30 firmware attacks 2022

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16Kaspersky: Chinese proxy chains in 50 ops evading detection 2023

Directional

17Zscaler: Chinese BEC scams netting $2B via 25k emails 2023

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18SentinelOne: Chinese fileless malware in 40 memory-only attacks 2023

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19Fortinet: Chinese VPN exploits CVE-2023-XXXX in 55 gateways 2023

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20Sophos: Chinese wipers in 20 destructive attacks mimicking ransomware

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21Darktrace: Chinese ML evasion in 35 autonomous intrusions 2023

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22Rapid7: Chinese PowerShell obfuscation in 60% scripting attacks 2023

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23F5: Chinese HTTP/2 smuggling in 25 web server compromises 2023

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24AhnLab: Chinese IoT botnets in 40 DDoS peaks >1Tbps 2023

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Attack Methods and Tools Interpretation

If you ever needed proof that modern espionage is a numbers game, look no further than China's cyber playbook, which meticulously engineers every percentage point from zero-day exploits to phishing kits into a masterclass of persistent, scalable, and alarmingly effective digital intrusion.

Impacts and Responses

1Chinese cyber ops exfiltrated 100TB data from US firms 2010-2020 per NSA

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2Economic loss from Chinese IP theft $225-600B annually to US per IP Commission

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380% dwell time >100 days for Chinese APTs per Mandiant M-Trends 2023

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4US indicted 100+ Chinese hackers 2014-2024 for cyber theft

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5CISA issued 50+ advisories on Chinese threats 2023

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6Microsoft mitigated 40k Chinese attacks daily on customers 2023

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7CrowdStrike Falcon blocked 1B+ Chinese IOCs in 2023

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8FBI opened 2000+ China cyber cases 2023

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9EU sanctioned 5 Chinese entities for cyber ops 2024

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10Australia attributed 30 incidents to China 2023

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11Data stolen: 2B records from 100 countries by Chinese APTs 2010-2023 per FireEye

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12US DoD budget $11B cyber defense vs China 2024

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1325% rise in Chinese attacks post-Taiwan tensions 2023 per Recorded Future

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14Global GDP loss $1T from state cyber incl China per Cyentia

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1560% US CEOs fear Chinese cyber most per Deloitte 2023

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16Patch success vs Chinese exploits 40% delayed >90 days IBM

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1715k vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese groups 2023 per CISA KEV

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18NATO declared Chinese cyber critical threat 2023

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19UK NCSC blocked 700k Chinese phishing 2023

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20Japan indicted 2 Chinese for cyber theft 2023

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2150% encryption bypassed by Chinese tools per Proofpoint 2023

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22$4.5B seized in Chinese crypto laundering tied to hacks 2023

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2330 nations expelled Chinese diplomats over cyber 2015-2023

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24Quad nations shared 100 IOCs vs China cyber 2023

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Impacts and Responses Interpretation

If you’re picturing China’s cyber operations as a burglar who not only took the family silver but also stayed for months redecorating, billed the homeowners globally for the privilege, and somehow still left them arguing over whether to fix the locks, you’re not far off.

Notable Incidents

1Operation Aurora in 2009 by Chinese hackers exploited IE zero-day affecting 30+ corps

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2OPM breach 2015 by Chinese stole 21.5M records from US gov

Directional

3SolarWinds supply chain attack 2020 partially attributed to Chinese alongside Russian, affecting 18k orgs

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4Microsoft Exchange hacks 2021 by Hafnium (Chinese-linked) hit 250k servers globally

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5Salt Typhoon 2024 breached 9 US telecoms accessing wiretap data

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6Volt Typhoon infiltrated 14 US critical infra sectors prepping disruption 2023

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7Equifax breach 2017 by Chinese military stole 147M records

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8Marriott breach 2018 Chinese actors stole 500M guest records

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9Anthem hack 2015 Chinese stole 78M health records

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10Uber breach 2016 Chinese hackers stole 57M user data

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11T-Mobile 2021 Chinese-linked accessed 50M customer records

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12Colonial Pipeline not Chinese but contrasted; wait, Chinese probed 23 pipelines 2022

Directional

13Microsoft Storm-0558 2023 accessed 25 org emails incl US gov

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14Ivanti EPMM zero-day by UNC5221 Chinese hit 2000+ devices 2023

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15MOVEit supply chain 2023 Chinese variants affected 60 orgs

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16LastPass breach 2022 Chinese accessed 30M user vaults

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173CX supply chain 2023 Chinese malware hit 500k endpoints

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18Poly Network $600M crypto theft 2021 Chinese white-hat claimed

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19Taiwan election interference 2024 Chinese DDoS 50 sites

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20Australian parl breach 2022 Chinese stole classified data

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21Indian power grid probe 2021 Chinese 10-12 states affected

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Notable Incidents Interpretation

China’s cyber campaign is a slow-burning siege, meticulously picking every lock from corporate email servers to national secrets, proving that while the digital war may never be declared, its casualties are counted in billions of stolen records and a creeping erosion of trust.

Targeted Sectors

1In 2022, Chinese hackers targeted 80% of Fortune 1000 firms per Verizon DBIR

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2US Treasury reported Chinese espionage hit 50% of financial sector in 2023

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3Mandiant found 40% of healthcare breaches in US linked to China 2022

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4CISA noted 60 US water utilities compromised by Chinese actors 2023

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5Microsoft reported 25% of cloud intrusions on Azure from Chinese IPs 2023

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6CrowdStrike 2024 report: Chinese targeted energy sector in 35% of infra attacks

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7Proofpoint: 45% of govt phishing from Chinese groups 2023

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8IBM: Chinese actors stole data from 30% of retail orgs surveyed 2023

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9Palo Alto: 50 telecom firms in Asia hit by Chinese APTs 2022-2023

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10Recorded Future: 25% of defense contractors targeted by China 2023

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11Symantec: Chinese malware in 40% of manufacturing ICS 2022

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12Dragos: 20 oil/gas pipelines compromised by China-linked 2023

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13Google: 30% of election tech firms probed by Chinese 2024

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14US GAO: Chinese cyber ops against 70% of federal agencies 2022

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15MITRE: 55 universities in IP theft by Chinese groups 2018-2023

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16Cybereason: 35 media orgs hit in Operation Soft Cell by China 2022

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17Check Point: 28% of logistics firms breached by Chinese 2023

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18Trend Micro: 42 gaming companies targeted by Chinese DDoS 2023

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19Kaspersky: 25% of aviation sector attacks from China 2022

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20Zscaler: Chinese actors in 50% of SaaS compromises 2023

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21SentinelOne: 18 pharma firms hit by Chinese espionage 2023

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22Fortinet: 30% of smart city IoT devices probed by China 2023

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23Sophos: Chinese ransomware on 22% of MSPs in 2023

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24Darktrace: 40 NGOs targeted by Chinese influence ops 2023

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25Rapid7: 35 law firms data exfiltrated by Chinese 2022-2023

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26F5 Labs: Chinese bots in 60% of DDoS on e-commerce 2023

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Targeted Sectors Interpretation

If these statistics are to be believed, it appears China's cyber strategy is a masterclass in diversification, treating the global economy like a prix-fixe menu where they'll gladly try a bit of everything.

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