
China reports seizing solid evidence of US NSA cyber intrusion
2025-10-20 10:10:57 source:CGTN
October 19, 2025
China's security authorities said they have found conclusive evidence of a major cyber intrusion by the US National Security Agency (NSA) targeting the National Time Service Center (NTSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Following a thorough and meticulous investigation, China's security authorities found the US NSA's cyberattack operations against the NTSC were "long-planned, structured and escalating," China Media Group (CMG) reported.
Since March 25, 2022, The US NSA exploited a vulnerability in the messaging service of a foreign smartphone brand to hack and control multiple staff devices at the NTSC, stealing sensitive data stored on them.
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