Patents by Silk Typhoon-linked company shed light on Beijing’s offensive hacking capabilities
Researchers have discovered more than 10 patents for powerful offensive cybersecurity technologies filed by a prominent Chinese company allegedly involved in Beijing’s Silk Typhoon campaign.
SentinelOne's threat researchers pored through recent Justice Department indictments of prominent Chinese hackers and mapped out the country’s evolving web of private companies that are hired to launch cyberattacks on behalf of the government.
The report focuses on intellectual property rights filings by Shanghai Firetech, a company the DOJ said works on behalf of the Shanghai State Security Bureau (SSSB). The company was allegedly involved in many of the Silk Typhoon attacks and was previously identified as part of the Hafnium attacks seen in 2021.
The researchers found previously unseen patents on offensive technologies tied to Shanghai Firetech, SentinelLabs expert Dakota Cary told Recorded Future News.
