Saadet Gokce
25 March 2025•Update: 25 March 2025
ISTANBUL
Beijing claimed Tuesday that the US is targeting the global mobile industry ecosystem with "malignant cyber activities," in a report by the China Cybersecurity Industry Alliance (CCIA).
“The US intelligence agencies have built a comprehensive attack penetration capability for mobile smart terminals and communication systems,” it said.
The CCIA report specified the compromised devices as “SIM cards, firmware, operating systems to software applications, from data lines, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular network, GPS and other data interfaces to operator systems, and even the entire mobile industry ecosystem, as well as the data centers of large internet and IT vendors," coming to the conclusion that "the attack penetration capability of the US intelligence agencies is pervasive.”
“The US intelligence agencies have broken down the production and manufacturing processes, application scenarios and network communication of smart terminal devices one by one, comprehensively gained access to global personnel, accounts, equipment, links, code numbers and locations, drawn complete cyberspace operation maps, and conducted all-round and in-depth network intelligence activities, which seriously endangers the national security of other countries, and should be highly concerned and closely guarded by all parties around the world,” said the report.
Washington “has not fulfilled its cybersecurity responsibilities as a responsible major country, and has not made any commitments to the issues that governments and people around the world are concerned about, such as ‘promoting the militarization of cyberspace and abusing the advantages of supply chains and information chains,’” it said.
On the other hand, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun expressed Beijing's “grave concern over the malicious cyber activities" of the US the report has "revealed."
“The US should give an explanation to the world in a responsible attitude,” said Guo.
