For many years, the U.S. government and many cybersecurity experts have considered China to be the greatest cybersecurity threat.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses an extensive network of hacker groups to collect intelligence and intellectual property, as well as compromise critical systems, as part of a hybrid warfare strategy meant to defeat the United States without necessarily engaging in a kinetic war, according to experts.
Cybersecurity companies have identified close to 200 hacker groups linked to China, most of them classified as advanced persistent threats (APTs). Some groups are part of the People’s Liberation Army, the CCP military. Some are part of the Ministry of State Security, China’s main intelligence agency. Others work from nominally private companies, usually under Ministry of State Security control. Still others are freelancers, using their skills for both the CCP’s benefit and personal gain….
INFOGRAPHIC: The CCP’s Cyberwar Machine
