On July 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against four APT40 #cyber actors for their illicit computer network exploitation (CNE) activities via front company Hainan Xiandun #Technology Development Company (Hainan Xiandun).
Hainan Xiandun employee Wu Shurong cooperated with and carried out orders from PRC Ministry of State Security (MSS) Hainan State Security Department (HSSD) intelligence officers Ding Xiaoyang, Zhu Yunmin, and Cheng Qingmin to conduct CNE.
Wu's CNE activities resulted in the theft of trade secrets, intellectual property, and other high-value information from companies and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as from multiple foreign governments.
These MSS-affiliated actors targeted victims in the following #industries : #academia, #aerospace, #aviation, #biomedical, #defense #industrial base, #education, #government, #healthcare, #manufacturing, #maritime, #research #institutes, and #transportation (#rail and #shipping).
