U.S. Military Systems Infected by Chinese Malware: How Deep Does It Run?
SCOTT IKEDA·AUGUST 7, 2023
Anonymous officials from the Biden administration have told the New York Times that Chinese malware has been planted in the networks that control the critical infrastructure of military bases. The “ticking time bomb” could potentially cripple military systems in the event of a conflict between the two countries.
A theoretical attack of this nature would be meant to primarily impact military systems, but would necessarily have knock-on effects for civilian infrastructure as well. There is not yet a clear picture of how deep the Chinese malware campaign runs, but the first samples of it were found in Guam in May by Microsoft’s security team.
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The Chinese malware appears to be primarily targeted at overseas military bases that would likely be in heavy use in the event of a conflict over Taiwan. But homes and businesses in the area would also be impacted, as the critical infrastructure is shared between military systems and civilian residential or business areas.
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