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Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?
Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.
These ranges provide a simulated environment that mimics real-world configurations, and participants are tasked with finding vulnerabilities in the systems, obtaining access to specific parts of the network, or capturing data. “I promise that if any information disclosure incident (or case) occurs due to personal reasons, causing loss or harm to the organizer and the country, I, as an individual, will bear legal responsibility in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations,” the pledge states. They say that China really began to focus on developing its cyber talent in 2015, after the Edward Snowden leaks had exposed the extensive hacking operations conducted by the US National Security Agency for intelligence purposes.
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