Imminent digital attacks : Kiwi MPs reveal warning received ahead of China cyber accusations Newshub 13 hrs ago Jamie Ensor © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images / Newshub. Watch: The Government has launched a broadside at China, blaming it for state-sponsored cyber attacks in New Zealand.
Two New Zealand MPs vocal about China s human rights abuses have revealed to Newshub they were told in June of the possibility of imminent digital attacks .
It comes a day after a coordinated series of statements from nations - including New Zealand - accusing Chinese state-sponsored actors of malicious cyber activity, including being responsible for exploiting a Microsoft Exchange earlier this year.
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The New Zealand Government s accusation that Chinese state-sponsored actors are behind malicious cyber activity in Aotearoa is groundless and irresponsible , according to the Chinese Embassy in Wellington.
In a coordinated condemnation of China overnight, New Zealand, the United States, the UK, Australia and other international partners said a Chinese state-sponsored entity called Advanced Persistent Threat 40 (APT 40) is linked to malicious activity in New Zealand and around the world. The GCSB has worked through a robust technical attribution process in relation to this activity, said Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) Minister Andrew Little. New Zealand is today joining other countries in strongly condemning this malicious activity undertaken by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) – both in New