Thread by @BaldingsWorld

ICYMI, here is my latest paper with my new think tank New Kite Data Labs. In this paper, we cover the case of a Chinese military civil fusion firm who has exfiltrating data from high value networks like US military and European universities. Are major findings are: 1/n

1. Chinese enterprise, likely acting on behalf of a major state owned enterprise designated by the US government as tied to the People’s Liberation Army, is engaged in data collection from sensitive high value information networks of the US military and other non-US targets 2/n

2. The data and the associated source code provides evidence of methodical exfiltration from a variety of high value networks ranging from known but top-secret US military projects to non-US university and government linked targets. 3/n

2 cont. Given the nature of the data, we believe there is a high probability that there is a larger range of targets infiltrated by this group outside the information we possess. 4/n

3. Incoming data is processed with an artificial intelligence detection, categorization, and sorting tool to assist in managing the volume of incoming data. This points to a systematic effort collecting large amounts of sensitive, if not classified data. 5/n

4. Military civil fusion presents major challenges to non-Chinese countries by obfuscating security and intelligence activities of Chinese firms, leaving potential target institutions and individuals unaware of the activities of state directed counterparts. 6/n

Here is a link to the paper itself. High value targets need to be much more aware that they are targets not simply of the state but by private actors being directed by the Chinese state newkitedata.com/s/Military-Civ…