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Chinese cybersecurity specialists have identified “unknown encrypted data packets” sent to various devices operating on Microsoft Windows across the region. These packets are believed to be attempts to “activate or trigger pre-implanted backdoors” within the Windows systems, as reported by Xinhua.
A deliberate and coordinated campaign
A report from the National Cybersecurity Vulnerability Emergency Response Center (NCVERC) highlighted that from January 26 to February 14, 2025, the information systems related to the Games experienced a staggering 270,167 cyber attacks originating from outside the country. Notably, the volume of these assaults peaked on February 8, following the official opening of the event. Approximately 170,864 of these attacks, accounting for 63.24%, were traced back to IP addresses based in the United States.
The aggressive cyber campaign predominantly targeted critical systems associated with the event, including the Information Service System, Arrival and Departure Management System, and Charging Card System. Various methods were employed in these attacks, ranging from vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized file access, SQL injection techniques, and spoofed HTTP headers, to extensive port scanning and exploitation of known vulnerabilities, as outlined in the report.
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