China’s onslaught of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure is likely a contingency move designed to gain a strategic advantage in the event of kinetic warfare, according to the US Department of Defense (DoD). The agency’s 2023 Cyber Strategy released this week flagged an uptick in state-sponsored cybercrime from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), specifically against sensitive targets that could have an effect on military response, in order “to counter US conventional military power and degrade the combat capability of the Joint Force.”

Source: Dark Reading: Cloud