China’s Cybersecurity Threats Target Middleman IT Providers, US Official Says

China’s Cybersecurity Threats Target Middleman IT Providers, US Official Says
Christopher Krebs, former director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, on Oct. 19, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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China is growing more efficient at cyber theft, a U.S. official warned at a recent cybersecurity conference in Washington.

“So what we’re seeing is rather than the Chinese actors going directly at individual companies, they’re going to the points of aggregation. They understand the business decisions and the business processes domestically here in our infrastructure, but not just in the U.S., but in Europe and elsewhere,” said Christopher Krebs, director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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