China responsible for 30% of global cyberattacks, report says

30% of global cyberattacks originate from China, a News 18 report stated, quoting a British Bankers’ Association (BBA) report.

Another organisation, Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) linked 108 big cyberattacks that had taken place during a 12-year period between 2006 and 2018 to China.

A number of studies cited in the report have observed an increasing trend of cyber attacks emanating from the likes of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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American cybersecurity firm FireEye, whose June 2020 report was mentioned in the News 18 report, stated that the US was the top target for Chinese hackers.

India was the sixth-most preferred target for Chinese hackers - many of whom allegedly work for the state. The Mumbai power-grid failure in October last year was also linked to a possible state-sponsored Chinese cyberattack. However, the Chinese authorities had denied the allegations.