The Chinese government does not tolerate any form of cyberattacks and will not allow any country or individual to engage in such illegal activities using Chinese infrastructure, its embassy in the Philippines said. It made the assurances after the Philippines on Monday said that hackers from China last month attempted to break into government websites, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's personal website, but failed. ADVERTISEMENTManila did not say the hackers were linked to any state, but said they were found to be using the services of Chinese state-owned company Unicom. The Philippines is currently working on a five-year cybersecurity strategy to beef up its cyber defences. Its military last year announced it would create a cyber command.

Source: The Telegraph February 06, 2024 16:36 UTC