U.S., Allies Blame China For Maligned Cyber Activities, Included Targeting Defense Sector

摘要

The U.S. and an “unprecedented group of allies” blamed China on Monday for the massive Microsoft [MSFT] Exchange Server hack as well as an ongoing pattern of malicious cyber efforts that have targeted a broad array of U.S. groups, including the defense industrial base. “Today, the United States and our allies and partners are exposing further details of [China’s] pattern of malicious cyber activity and taking further action to counter it, as it poses a major threat to U.S. and allies’ economic and national security,” the White House said in a statement. The group of allies joining the U.S. in condemning China’s alleged malicious activities include the European Union, the U.K., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and, for the first time, NATO.