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BfV CYBER INSIGHT: The i-Soon-Leaks: Industrialization of Cyber Espionage
Part 3: Affected countries and specific targets of i-Soon

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Date August 13, 2024

A data set was leaked on the GitHub developer platform that provides a rare insight into China's methods of conducting hacking operations world-wide. The internal documents show the extent of cooperation between the Chinese cybersecurity company i-Soon and the Chinese government and intelligence services. In four consecutive reports BfV examines the leak in detail and describes the level of industrialization of cyber espionage activities by privately organized companies, who carry out cyber-attacks for state entities.