China unleashes hackers against its friend Russia, seeking war secrets

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, groups linked to the Chinese government have repeatedly hacked Russian companies and government agencies in an apparent search for military secrets, according to cyberanalysts.

The intrusions started accelerating in May 2022, just months after Moscow’s full-scale invasion. And they have continued steadily, with Chinese groups worming into Russian systems even as President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China publicly professed a momentous era of collaboration and friendship.