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Espionage Under the Guise of Commerce: Chinese Vendor Jailed and Data Breach Scandal Unveiled
Chinese seller imprisoned for distributing railway information to foreigners, according to the State Security Ministry. The Ministry reports that a Chinese firm was lured by a profitable contract to collect data, which was subsequently classified as 'intelligence information'.
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China carried out the execution of a scientist in 2016 for espionage, as highlighted in a documentary that disclosed ten astonishing instances.
The report indicates that in late 2020, an anonymous Chinese IT firm secured a commercial deal to gather electronic signal data across China's extensive railway systems. This contract was awarded by a foreign company, which previously claimed to have conducted market research prior to offering technical support services in the Chinese railway sector.
The ministry reported that due to Covid restrictions in Beijing, the international firm was unable to dispatch its staff to China and consequently subcontracted the tasks to local Chinese companies. It was also revealed that this foreign entity served numerous clients, among them were overseas intelligence bodies, military and defense sectors, as well as governmental agencies.
The report indicated that the Chinese firm recognized the possibility that the foreign company could have hidden agendas. Despite this, lured by the promise of a profitable deal, it proceeded to purchase and set up the equipment in line with the stipulations of the foreign company's contract. It also gathered data at designated sites and carried out mobile testing and data collection across various cities and along high-speed railway routes, as directed by the foreign client.
The department reported that the initiative amassed 500 gigabytes of information over a single month, encompassing data from Internet of Things signals, mobile and railroad communications, and secure networks.
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