1. Chinese Surveillance Devices: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
- Author:
- Jayson Browder, Valerie Shen, and Mike Sexton
- Publication Date:
- 06-2022
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Third Way
- Abstract:
- The Chinese government conducts cyber espionage against the US on an unprecedented scale. Senior US intelligence officials have warned the “Internet of Things” is a US counterintelligence and cybersecurity vulnerability. Tens of billions of connected physical devices from Chinese-made webcams to “smart” appliances could be exploited at scale by the Chinese intelligence services. In 2016, the malware “Mirai” was able to weaponize more than half a million devices in a Denial-of-Service attack causing a massive East Coast Internet outage. Unaddressed, these threats will only increase as China exports surveillance devices around the world.
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, Cybersecurity, Surveillance, and Innovation
- Political Geography:
- China and Asia