![]() “Most operations are linked to espionage to gather geopolitical intelligence on issues relating to South China Sea, but increasingly so with heightened attention to potential contingencies in Taiwan,” he told the Inquirer.Ĭyberespionage, he said, is “an effective tool in gathering geopolitical intelligence, providing countries a forward advantage in negotiating with other nation states or in the event of war, a preemptive strategy to disable an adversary’s critical national infrastructure.” Mark Manantan, director of cybersecurity and critical technologies at the Hawaii-based think tank Pacific Forum, said the Philippines remains a target of Chinese state-backed hacking groups. It said that China had a “strategic and tactical interest” in Southeast Asian government and private sector organizations. The US cybersecurity company, Insikt Group, reported in 2021 that the AFP, particularly the Philippine Navy, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Presidential Management Staff, were allegedly being persistently targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.
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