FireEye, a California-based network security firm, has reasons to believe that the Chinese government is behind an on-going cyber espionage in India and other Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines that dates as far back as 2004. Along with political targets, FireEye also uncovered that APT 30 is also spying on private companies and journalists across Southeast Asia, particular those “who do not provide favorable coverage”. In an interview with TechCrunch, FireEYE CTO for APAC Bryce Boland stated that although their research doesn’t provide an exact proof that will link the Chinese government to the decade-long cyber espionage, “all signs point to China”. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has confirmed that GoreBox is no longer accessible through the Google Play Store and Steam in the Philippines after both platforms complied with the government's request to restrict the game nationwide. Read more in our articles including "China Linked to Decade-long Spying in SEA Countries" and "CICC confirms GoreBox blocked on Google Play and Steam in PH".
FireEye, a California-based network security firm, has reasons to believe that the Chinese government is behind an on-going cyber espionage in India and other Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines that dates as far back as 2004. Along with political targets, FireEye also uncovered that APT 30 is also spying on private companies and journalists across Southeast Asia, particular those “who do not provide favorable coverage”.
In an interview with TechCrunch, FireEYE CTO for APAC Bryce Boland stated that although their research doesn’t provide an exact proof that will link the Chinese government to the decade-long cyber espionage, “all signs point to China”. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has confirmed that GoreBox is no longer accessible through the Google Play Store and Steam in the Philippines after both platforms complied with the government's request to restrict the game nationwide.
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