Inside Sophos' 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices

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Sophos went so far as to plant surveillance "implants” on its own devices to catch the hackers at work—and in doing so, revealed a glimpse into China's R&D pipeline of intrusion techniques.

Starting in 2021, Sophos says it began to see far more targeted attacks from Chinese hacker groups exploiting its products, many of which it was able to uncover due to its efforts to surveil the research of the Chengdu-based exploit development network.

Sophos' CISO, McKerchar, says the company is revealing its five-year fight with the Chengdu-based hacking network to amplify those warnings, but also to end a kind of cybersecurity industry omerta around the growing issue of security companies' own products creating vulnerabilities for their customers.“Trust in the industry has been massively eroded in the last few years.

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Author / Journalist: Andy Greenberg

Category: TechnologyEconomy

Markets: United StatesChinaGuineaIndiaIsraelNetherlands

Topics: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Security / Security News Security Security / National Security

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Published On: 2024-10-31 @ 12:45:00 (11 hours ago)

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