Five Eyes’ and Allies Out CCP Syndicate for Ongoing Cyber Attacks

A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy group has been hacking public and private networks, according to federal intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes’ nations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with sister agencies like the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), revealed that a group known as APT40 had been behind the historical and ongoing hacks. The CCP Ministry of State Security backs the group and uses a sophisticated system to make detection difficult. “APT40 is actively conducting regular reconnaissance against networks of interest in Australia, looking for opportunities to compromise its targets,” the ASD said in a statement. “The group uses compromised devices, including small-office/home-office (SOHO) devices, to launch attacks that blend in with legitimate traffic, challenging network defenders,” it continued....