China Rejects Report Linking Hackers to Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Southeast Asia and Taiwan

China rejected a report accusing Chinese-linked hackers of carrying out a major cyber espionage campaign targeting foreign governments and organizations in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
The report described the hacking campaign as the biggest by a "China-nexus threat actor" since the 2021 attack on Microsoft Exchange servers.
The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Barracuda Networks' email system to target email accounts of people working for governments of interest to China, including during diplomatic meetings.
China accused the U.S. of frequently carrying out hacking attacks itself and complaining about a lack of reporting on them.
The U.S., China and Russia are seen as leading cyber powers that have developed advanced hacking capabilities for military and intelligence purposes.