070 Chinese Espionage Activity Tracks Economic Development Efforts

Researchers from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group have been tracking new malware targeting the Tibetan community, continuing an ongoing effort by the Chinese state to use cyberespionage to keep tabs on perceived domestic threats. They’ve uncovered a sophisticated new backdoor with some peculiar characteristics, and also concluded that many of these activities are being originated from servers located at a major Chinese research university. Winnona DeSombre and Sanil Chohan, threat intelligence researchers at Recorded Future, are co-authors of the report “Chinese Cyberespionage Originating from Tsinghua University Infrastructure,” along with their colleague Justin Grosfelt. Winnona and Sanil are our guests today, and they’ll take us through what they’ve learned. https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-cyberespionage-operations/