Analysis by U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant shows that Chinese espionage group UNC215 has been hacking Israeli government institutions, IT providers and telecommunications entities since January 2019.
"This cyber-espionage activity is happening against the backdrop of China’s multi-billion-dollar investments related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its interest in Israel’s robust technology sector," the report states.
The company also discovered that China has been committing cyber espionage against Iran, Saudi Arabia and other targets in the Middle East and Central Asia since early 2019.