Intelligence suggests that Chinese state-sponsored actors are increasingly focusing on exploiting vulnerabilities in edge devices for initial intrusion in connection with their ongoing espionage campaigns. According to Recorded Future, this shift in TTPs has been consistently observed over the last five years and now represents a coordinated focus for Chinese cyberwarfare operations. In the current geopolitical context, primary targets are likely to include global adversaries of China, countries in the South China Sea region—particularly Taiwan—and those opposing the Belt and Road Initiative.
- Clipeus