London, Yiannis Haniotakis

Three Chinese technology companies are linked to an extensive malicious campaign in the target networks and vital infrastructure around the world.

This is stated in a statement from the United Kingdom National Center (NCSC), signed by twelve other countries. The Communication describes how malicious communities associated with these China -based commercial entities have targeted national importance worldwide.

By at least 2021, this activity has targeted organizations in critical areas such as governments, telecommunications, transport and military infrastructure worldwide.

The data closed through this activity can ultimately provide Chinese intelligence services the opportunity to identify and monitor the communications and goals worldwide worldwide.

The announcement emphasizes that the attacks were not based on complex malware, but on fixed security gaps, making it clear that early updates could have prevented much of malicious activity.

NCSC chief executive Richard Horn said: “We are deeply worried about the irresponsible behavior of the named China -based commercial entities, which allowed an uncontrolled campaign of malicious activities in cyberspace. Faced with sophisticated threats, networks responsible must act preventively, as well as apply recommended mitigation measures based on infringement indicators and regularly check the network logs for unusual activity. “

China -based technology companies provide cyber -related services to Chinese intelligence services and are part of a wider commercial ecosystem, which includes information security companies, data managers and hackers.

The announcement is signed by the United Kingdom National Cyber ​​Security Center and the respective services of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain.