Escalating Risks from China's State-Sponsored Cyber Ecosystem (theregister.com)

• Growth of state-linked cyber proxy networks
• Focus on persistent critical infrastructure access
• Challenges in attribution and international legal response

"The FBI reports that China's network of 'hacker-for-hire' entities has reached a level of scale and operational autonomy that challenges global digital security. These groups are increasingly sophisticated, focusing on intellectual property theft and persistent access to Western critical infrastructure. The blending of criminal and state-sponsored activity complicates attribution and response, necessitating a unified European-Atlantic approach to cybersecurity enforcement and intelligence sharing."