Chinese authorities claim the US National Security Agency targeted the country’s National Time Service Center in sophisticated cyberattacks. The timing facility provides critical synchronization services for communications, finance, and defense systems nationwide.
Cyberattack Allegations Against US Time Infrastructure Targeting
Chinese security authorities have accused the United States of conducting sophisticated cyberattacks against the National Time Service Center, a critical infrastructure facility responsible for timing services used throughout China‘s communications, finance, power, transport, and defense sectors. According to reports from the Ministry of State Security, the alleged attacks represent a significant escalation in ongoing cyber tensions between the two nations.