Police in Harbin, northeastern China, announced on Tuesday that they are seeking three U.S. National Security Agency operatives suspected of conducting cyberattacks on the city during February’s Asian Winter Games.
According to the Harbin public security bureau, the individuals were linked to the NSA’s Office of Tailored Access Operations, which allegedly targeted critical IT infrastructure for the event, including systems handling registration, travel logistics, and competition entries.
Chinese investigators said the attacks aimed to access sensitive personal data and were disguised through front companies that procured global IP addresses and rented overseas servers to mask the source.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.
Info comes via Xinhua, link for more.
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Indicative of the ongoing deterioration in IUS-China relations
