Talk about perfect timing - from one of England's top tech websites - The Register:
'Evidence of Chinese spying' uncovered on eve of Trump-Xi summit
Evidence of Chinese cyber-espionage against the US has been uncovered on the eve of an important Sino-US presidential summit.
The "Scanbox" malware – used by nation-state threat actors associated with or sponsored by the Chinese government – has been discovered embedded on webpages on the US National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) site, Fidelis Cybersecurity reports.
The possible cyber-espionage was found ahead of President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping taking place on Thursday and Friday. Items on the agenda are likely to include North Korea, trade and the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria.
Fidelis researchers have also discovered a similar threat campaign was conducted involving a site masquerading as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Nothing like putting President Xi between a rock and a hard place. We are seeing the work of an expert negotiator.
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