The U.S., NATO and other allies are collectively calling out China for malicious cyberattacks, including a March attack that exploited a flaw in Micro

U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks

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2021-07-19 11:30:07

The U.S., NATO and other allies are collectively calling out China for malicious cyberattacks, including a March attack that exploited a flaw in Microsoft's Exchange Server.

Why it matters: It's the first time that NATO, a military alliance founded in 1949 to confront the Soviet Union, has signed onto a formal condemnation of China's cyber activities.

Zoom in: Authorities are detailing more than 50 different techniques that Chinese state-sponsored actors used, and offering up recommended mitigations that businesses and organizations can take.

As part of Monday's announcement, the Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against four Ministry of State Security hackers for a "multiyear campaign targeting foreign governments and entities in key sectors, including maritime, aviation, defense, education, and healthcare in a least a dozen countries."

Between the lines: There are a number of countries that have been blamed for past cyberattacks, including China, Iran, Russia and North Korea.