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   China claims the US NSA conducted cyberattacks on its national time center   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:12:17 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Accusations fly between the US and China with the national time center   
   targeted.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   China has accusing the US of infiltrating its National Time Service Center,   
   exploiting vulnerabilities in employee phones to steal login credentials,    
   hack computers, and exfiltrate information.    
      
   China says it has irrefutable evidence the USs National Security Agency (NSA)   
   has accessed stolen credentials and used these to breach network systems at   
   the center as far back as 2022.    
      
   China warns these serious incidents may have disrupted financial systems,   
   power supplies, communications networks, and the international standard time.   
      
   Protective measures    
      
   The National Time Center is a research institute, responsible for generating   
   and distributing the official standard time, and providing precise timing for   
   communications, finance, power, transport, and defense industries - any   
   disruption to which could have a severe impact on daily life for citizens.    
      
   Its not yet clear what the irrefutable evidence is that China claims to have,   
   nor has it been revealed exactly what information was stolen in the attack -   
   but national security authorities have said their investigations reveal   
   private servers across the world were used to disguise the source of the   
   attacks.    
      
   The two nations have a long history of accusing each other of   
   cyber-intrusions, with the NSA recently coming under fire specifically for   
   allegations it attacked Chinese critical infrastructure such as   
   communications, transportation, and energy services.    
      
   To outline the extent of the cat and mouse game between the two states; In   
   August of 2025, the NSA warned Chinese tech firms may have had ties to a    
   cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon, which targeted hundreds of firms,   
   lingering on networks and exfiltrating information.    
      
   Mr Lui Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy told TechRadar Pro,    
   "Cyber attacks are a common threat faced by all countries, China included.   
   China firmly opposes and combats all forms of cyber attacks and cyber crimea   
   position that is consistent and clear. At the same time, we also firmly    
   oppose smearing others without solid evidence."    
      
   Via: Bloomberg    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/china-claims-the-us-nsa-conducted-cyber   
   attacks-on-its-national-time-center   
      
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