Wed 20 April 2022:
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the US should clarify the issue regarding its Beehive malware attack and control systems, which were developed and penetrated by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in numerous countries around the world.
Chinese cybersecurity researchers disclosed the Beehive cyberweapon developed by the CIA and US defense corporation Northrop Grumman, according to the Chinese daily Global Times on Tuesday. According to the study, the application can be used for remote scanning, vulnerability exploitation, hidden implantation, secret theft, file extraction, intranet penetration, and system destruction.
“China is gravely concerned over the irresponsible malicious cyber activities of the US government. We urge the US side to explain itself and immediately stop such malicious activities,” Wang told a briefing.
The spokesman accused the US of “trying to cajole relevant countries, especially China’s neighbors, into cybersecurity cooperation with it” under the pretext of enhancing capacity.
According to reports, the CIA set up network infrastructure for the Beehive platform all over the world, including in Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, and Turkey, among others.
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