Portable devices designed to attack networks from within, disguised as common electronics, point to a physical component in I-Soon's cyber operations. This collaboration points to a strategic approach where private entities like I-Soon are integral parts of the state's cyber espionage and cyber warfare capabilities. The exposure of I-Soon's cyber operations has the potential to exacerbate tensions between China and the countries targeted by these operations. The detailed insight into China's cyber capabilities might prompt other nations to accelerate their own cyber offensive and defensive developments, potentially leading to a cyber arms race. The detailed insight into China's cyber capabilities might prompt other nations to accelerate their own cyber offensive and defensive developments, potentially leading to a cyber arms race.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2024 22:03 UTC