INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
3 United States residents suspected of destructive hacking operations throughout the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin City, northeast
Chinas Heilongjiang Province, are now on a wanted list, the citys public security bureau divulged on Tuesday.Katheryn Wilson, Robert
Snelling and Stephen Johnson were associated with large-scale cyberattacks orchestrated by the Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO),
an office affiliated with the United States National Security Agency, the bureau stated in a declaration posted on its main Weibo
account.The examination found that the 3 secret agents repeatedly performed cyberattacks on Chinas critical info facilities and business
It added that TAO had actually also been identified as the mastermind behind a 2022 cyberattack on a leading Chinese aviation
university.When asked to discuss the problem, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the actions, stressing that China will
continue to take essential steps to protect its cybersecurity.This move is egregious, as it severely threatens the security of Chinas
critical information infrastructure, national defense, financing, society, production and residents personal information, ministry
spokesperson Lin Jian said at a day-to-day news briefing.Lin stated China had revealed concerns to the United States through different
channels over its cyberattacks on essential Chinese infrastructure.He advised the United States to embrace an accountable mindset towards
cybersecurity, cease all attacks -- including cyberattacks -- and stop making baseless allegations versus China.
