Chinese demonstrators protest in 2013 outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong over claims from Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency (NSA) hacked computers in the Chinese territory. (Photo : Reuters)
The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Coordination Center (CNCERT) has released a report on April 30, Thursday, citing that telecommunication companies in China have become victims of cyberattacks and system breaches resulting in information leakage.
The Global Times reported that the CNCERT has detected almost 1,600 telecommunication breaches in 2014, three times more than the previous year. Based on the agency's report, a total of 9,068 cases were detected and reported, again, three times more than in 2013.
CNCERT also expressed concern and particular attention to cloud computing and big data analysis, which can be exposed to cyberattacks.
Yan Hanbing, a senior CNCERT official, told Xinhua that the websites most vulnerable to attacks include e-commerce enterprises, recruitment websites, express delivery services, and test registration websites. Many of the companies have reported information leakages in 2014, the official added.
The report said that the Internet penetration in the country in 2014 was 47.9 percent, involving 3.65 million websites and 649 million people online, with 557 million of them accessed through mobile phones.
China has often been accused of hacking and cybersecurity breaches by other countries, especially the United States. A Pentagon cybersecurity strategy has recently expressed concern over the alleged cyber-espionage conducted by China against some U.S. companies and agencies.
China has also complained of being a victim of cyberattacks and expressed its opposition against all forms of hacking.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said on April 30, Thursday, that the United States should refrain from giving double standards and stop putting the blame on other countries, the report said.
