China cyber espionage up by 150 percent in 2024: Report

Chinese Regime’s Cyber Espionage Soars by 150 Percent, Report Says

Chinese cyberattacks on American interests surged by 150 percent in 2024, according to a new report. The assessment by CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity giant known for investigating high-profile cyber intrusions, notes that these incursions depart from traditional malware intrusions in favor of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered deceptions. The AI-driven tactics are behind a 300 percent increase in attacks on U.S. financial, media, and i…

China cyber espionage up by 150 percent in 2024: Report

China’s cyber espionage operations continue to become more aggressive amid the increasing use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence to help carry out attacks, according to a report published Thursday. CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report, released Thursday, found China-linked cyber operations surged by 150 percent last year. Attacks targeting the financial services, media, manufacturing and…

Hacker attacks from China are becoming increasingly aggressive and smarter. Crowdstrike's analysis shows that government-sponsored cyber operations have increased by 150 percent last year.

The Chinese APT hacker group PlushDaemon attacks both businesses and private users around the world. With the backdoor "Slow Stepper" they spy on Windows computers and steal access data, among other things. Researchers have discovered a previously unknown Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group: "PlushDaemon" is in contact with China and has been active since at least 2019. The hackers carry out sophisticated cyberspionage attacks on Windows comp…