More than half of foreign cyberattacks against China in 2019 originated in the US, China report says

China recently tightened its cybersecurity rules, requiring ‘critical information infrastructure’ to undergo a more rigorous review process. — SCMP

More than half of computer malware attacks in China from overseas entities in 2019 originated in the US, according to data from a government-affiliated cybersecurity team.

The total amount of computer malware attacks captured by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) was over 62 million in 2019, and around 53.5% of foreign attacks were from the US, lower than a year before when there were in excess of 100 million incidents, the Team said.