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Rahotanni Sun Ce Masu Kutse Masu Alaƙa da China Sun Sanya Ƙofar Baya a Kwamfyutocin Tafi-da-gidanka na Manyan Jami’ai Ta USB

A Chinese state-linked hacking group reportedly compromised executives' laptops at an agricultural industry conference on Hainan Island by entering hotel rooms and booting the devices from USB sticks.

Dalilin da ya sa hakan yake da muhimmanci

Physical access to their hotel-room laptops reportedly enabled USB booting and compromise without phishing or a network breach.

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Abin da ya sauya

Bisa rahoton VentureBeat, an ce wata ƙungiyar masu kutse mai alaƙa da gwamnatin China ta kutsa cikin kwamfyutocin tafi-da-gidanka na manyan jami’ai a lokacin wani taron masana’antar noma a Tsibirin Hainan a wannan bazarar. Hanyar da aka ruwaito ta kasance ta zahiri sosai: shiga ɗakunan otal, sannan a kunna kwamfyutocin daga USB, maimakon amfani da saƙonnin yaudara ko kutse cikin cibiyar sadarwa, alhali an ce akwai wata hanya ta kariya mai dacewa amma ba a amfani da ita.

Dalilin Muhimmancinsa

Ra’ayin wannan wallafa: muhimmin abin lura game da China ba shi ne tabbataracciyar alaƙa daga ɗakin otal guda zuwa Beijing ba. Rahoton bai bayyana ƙungiyar, kamfanonin da abin ya shafa, yawan na’urori, bayanan da aka shiga, ko umarnin gwamnati ba. Amma wannan zargin alaƙa yana da nauyi a fannin diflomasiyya domin, idan aka tabbatar da shi, wani aikin kutse mai alaƙa da China zai kasance yana da nasaba da wani lamari a ƙasar China da kuma wata dabara da ke buƙatar kusanci da na’urar sosai.

Hakan ya sauya tambayar aiki daga “An kutsa cikin cibiyar sadarwa ne?” zuwa “Wa zai iya taɓa na’urar?” Kwamfyutar tafi-da-gidanka da aka bari a ɗakin otal na iya zama raunin tsaro ko da mai ita ya guji saƙon imel mai shakku. Haka kuma ya sa kariyar da ba a kunna ba ta zama babban bayani: hatsarin da aka ruwaito ba wata dabarar leƙen asiri ce ta ban mamaki kawai ba, sai dai giɓi tsakanin samun kariya da kuma kunna ta a zahiri.

A cikin sauran rahotanninmu

Karanta rahoton fasaha mai alaƙa: Masu Kutse Masu Alaƙa da China Sun Sanya Ƙofar Baya a Kwamfyutocin Tafi-da-gidanka na Manyan Jami’ai Ta USB.

Tantance tasiri

  • Manyan jami’an taron su ne suka fi fuskantar asara kai tsaye: an ce an kutsa cikin kwamfyutocinsu da ke ɗakunan otal ta hanyar kusanci da na’urar a zahiri.
  • Ƙungiyoyin da suka bar kariyar kwamfyutoci ba tare da an kunna ta ba sun kasance cikin haɗari: ana zargin dabarar ta yi amfani da wata kariya da suke da ita amma ba su kunna ba.

Yanayi masu yiwuwa

Mafi yiwuwa: Idan aka tabbatar da bayanin cewa akwai wata hanya ta kariya amma ba a amfani da ita, ƙungiyoyin da ke da alaƙa da lamarin za su duba saitunan tsaron kwamfyutocin manyan jami’ansu cikin kwanaki ko makonni masu zuwa.

Yanayi mai kyau: Idan masu bincike suka gano cewa na’urorin da abin ya shafa kaɗan ne kuma aka kunna kariyar da ta dace cikin sauri, dabarar na iya takaita ga ƙaramin adadin kwamfyutocin da abin ya shafa.

Yanayi mara kyau: Idan makamantan na’urorin manyan jami’ai ma ba su da wannan kariyar, ƙarin ƙungiyoyi za su iya gano cewa suna fuskantar hare-haren da ke buƙatar kusanci da na’ura makamancin wannan cikin makonni ko watanni masu zuwa.

Abin da za a sa ido a gaba

  • Gano ƙungiyar da ake zargi mai alaƙa da gwamnatin China da kuma ƙungiyoyin da abin ya shafa.
  • Bayyana kariyar kwamfyutar tafi-da-gidanka da ba a yi amfani da ita da kuma ko ta shafi kunna na’ura daga USB.
  • Shaidar cewa an kutsa cikin ƙarin na’urori ko taruka ta hanyar irin wannan hanyar kusanci da na’ura.
Sources (2)
  1. venturebeat.comChina-linked hackers backdoored executives' laptops via USB, exploiting a fix companies had but weren't using
  2. drc.gov.cn王刚:上半年金融“成绩单”亮点不少 支持新质生产力发展显成效

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