China’s Ministry of State Security on Wednesday called for a “strong wall” to protect computer data security following an alleged cyberattack on the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center (center).
An investigation team formed by China’s Virus Response Center and China’s cybersecurity company 360 recently uncovered “malware with characteristics typical of US intelligence” that may be behind a cyberattack targeting the Earthquake Monitoring Center in Wuhan, China. the center of the country, according to the official newspaper Global Times.
The ministry said in a statement that in recent years, “similar cases have been frequently reported involving some foreign organizations that have gained access to important security data from China,” warning of a “risk of data leakage.”
The agency reported other instances of cyberattacks in 2020 and 2021, when an airline’s computer systems were attacked by a “foreign network” and when a foreign consultant “collaborated” with Chinese workers to collect delivery data.
“Defending data security is protecting national security, and protecting data sovereignty is protecting national sovereignty,” the ministry said.
The authority mentioned the “close link” between the data and the “interests of the people and national security,” which explains why China’s data is of “the interest of foreign spy agencies.”
According to the agency, the high-quality data “had a great impact on China’s economic and social development.”
The amendment to the Counterintelligence Law, which came into force last July, bans the transmission of any information related to national security and expands the definition of espionage as Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses the need to build a “new security architecture.”
According to the amendment, all “documents, data, materials and items relating to security and national interests” will now be under the same degree of protection as state secrets.
This month, China’s Ministry of State Security called for the mobilization of “the whole of society” to “prevent and combat espionage.”
The ministry indicated that all state bodies and public organizations, companies and institutions are obliged to prevent and prevent espionage and “protect national security.” The organization said it would provide citizens with phone numbers and mailboxes to receive complaints, “ensuring the privacy” of whistleblowers.
Investigations launched in recent months into foreign advisors in China have raised concerns within the industry and among potential foreign investors.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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