Chinese Cyberspies Employ Ransomware in Attacks for Diversion
Cyberespionage groups have been using ransomware as a tactic to make attack attribution more challenging, distract defenders, or for a financial reward as a secondary goal to data theft.
Chinese hackers infect Dutch armed forces network with malware
A Chinese cyber-espionage group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year and deployed malware on compromised devices, according to the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) of the Netherlands.