Volt. Flax. Salt. Many typhoons have emerged in the last year and aren’t strictly related to the weather. But, like their meteorological namesakes, they do cause catastrophic damage. These typhoons are high-profile state-sponsored cyberattacks. Recent incidents include exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software product used by many Internet Service Providers (ISPs), to directly attack Singapore Telecommunications, representing part of ongoing cyberattacks against glo
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Recently, British authorities have arrested a man who reportedly spied for China in their government offices in London, resulting in new fears on how Beijing gathers intelligence today. The incident follows allegations earlier this year that China flew a surveillance balloon over the United States, causing diplomatic problems. And the USA failed to shoot down the rogue balloon until it had completely covered the country unmolested.
Here are some of the ways China has worked to spy on the weste
