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According to Ukrainian intelligence reports from the British Times, China launched a massive cyberattack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear infrastructure in the days leading up to the Russian invasion.
More than 600 websites of Department of Defense Ukraine and other institutions suffered thousands of hacking attacks coordinated by the Chinese government, according to the Security Service of Ukraine, the country’s intelligence agencies.
Ukrainian intelligence revealed that the Chinese attacks began before the end of the year winter Olympics, which took place in China in February, in apparent complicity with Russia. The number of Chinese cyberattacks peaked on February 23, a day before the Russian military crossed the border into Ukraine and launched its offensive.
the Security Service of Ukraine He said the cyber attacks carried out by China targeted the country’s border forces, national bank and railway authorities. The attacks are designed to steal data and discover methods to shut down or disrupt vital defense and civilian infrastructure.
Russia also tried to damage and influence the Ukrainian network Government websites before the invasion began, but Ukrainian intelligence says Chinese attacks could be distinguished by the hacking methods used by China.
When asked by The Times whether the secret services of the United Kingdom aware of these allegations from Ukraine, a UK government spokesman said that “the Center for National Cybersecurity is investigating these allegations with our international partners”.
US intelligence sources have told the Times that the information about Chinese cyber attacks on Ukraine is correct. When asked about the allegations, the Chinese embassy in the UK did not reply, according to the British newspaper.
China has stayed out of the Russian invasion despite refusing to condemn the actions of Wladimir Putin. Ahead of the Winter Olympics, Putin visited Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the two leaders signed a joint statement declaring that relations between the two countries had neither “boundaries” nor “prohibited areas of cooperation.” Shortly after Putin’s visit to Xi Jinping, the Ukrainian government noticed an increase in cyber attacks.
“Do not look away”
This Friday, the European Union (EU) urged China not to “look the other way” and “to help stop the war in Ukraine” at the summit held by videoconference between the Chinese government and the EU.
“We call on China to help end the war in Ukraine. China cannot look away from this violation of international law,” European Council President Charles Michel said at a news conference after Friday’s meeting. Telematics with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Xi Jinping.
The EU will “alert” Michel warned against “any attempt to help Russia financially or militarily”. “Positive steps by China to end the war would be welcomed by all Europeans and the international community,” said the President of China’s European Council, and Michel’s statements came ahead of information released by The Times.