Security News > 2022 > April > China turns cyber-espionage eyes to Russia as Ukraine invasion grinds on
China appears to be entering a raging cyber-espionage battle that's grown in line with Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, deploying advanced malware on the computer systems of Russian officials.
China has tried to play a neutral role since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with government officials saying they want to see a peaceful resolution.
That said, China has not condemned the attack and has spoken out against the mounting sanctions from the United States and Western allies on Russia and its oligarchs.
According to the researchers, Blagoveshchensk is a Russian city near the border with China that houses the 56th Blagoveshchenskiy Red Banner Border Guard Detachment.
There are features in the attacks on Russia that are similar to others launched over the past few years that were attributed to Bronze President.
The domain used by the staging server was used in campaigns that targeted European diplomatic entities, including attacks in 2020 on the Vatican, that CTU analysts linked to Bronze President.
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