Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure

Alexander Martin

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China appears to be using a secret training platform to rehearse cyberattacks against the critical infrastructure of its closest neighbors, according to a cache of leaked technical documents reviewed by Recorded Future News.

Beijing has long been accused of running extensive offensive cyber campaigns by Western officials and cybersecurity researchers, with those allegations usually based on intelligence assessments and technical forensics obtained following a hack. The leaked materials, which include source code, training information and software assets, provide rare documentary insight into the preparation that could support such attacks before they take place.

The internal files describe the training platform as part of a large integrated system called “Expedition Cloud” designed to allow attackers to practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operational opponents in the South China Sea and Indochina directions.”