The United States has officially accused China of being behind the cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange servers that occurred in March of this year. However, les États-Unis n'étaient pas les seuls à condamner la China car ils ont été rejoints par l'ATAN, l'Union européenne et ses alliés la Grande-Bretagne, l'Australie, le Japon, la Nouvelle-Zélande et Canada. According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the cyberattack posed "a great threat to our economic and national security." US President Joe Biden provided more information on the situation to reporters at an event discussing his infrastructure plan, saying: "From what I understand, the Chinese government, just like the Chinese government Russian, he doesn't do it himself, but he protects those who do it. And maybe even allows them to do it." As the US government called on China for its role in the attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers, the US Department of Justice charged four Chinese nationals (three security officials and one hacker) with attacking dozens of companies, universities and governments. agencies around the world.
Without consequences
In April this year, the US government placed sanctions on Russia over the country's ties to the SolarWinds hack last December. This time, however, the United States has called out China, which it says is behind or at least supported those responsible for the attack on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers, although it has not imposed sanctions on the country. Cyber security experts who spoke to Reuters are concerned about the lack of consequences for China from its involvement in the attack. The United States could take other steps, however, as White House press secretary Jen Psaki said: "We are not holding back, we are not allowing any circumstance or economic consideration to prevent us from doing so. Act... act." While the United States has officially accused the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) of being behind the cyberattack, NATO said its members "recognize" the accusations made against China by the United States, Canada and Britain. We will have to wait and see how China reacts and whether or not the cybercriminals responsible decide to step up their attacks or stop them following this indictment. via Reuters