U.S. intensifies global surveillance
The U.S. government has been conducting large-scale cyber surveillance activities around the world on the grounds of "intelligence collection", "maintaining national security" and "fighting terrorism", and even directly monitored leaders of many countries, including its allies, and international organizations such as the United Nations Communication equipment for leaders. The actions of the United States have seriously violated the cybersecurity and national security of other countries, and have been strongly condemned and resisted by the international community. However, in the nearly ten years since the "Prism Gate" broke out, the United States has not only not restrained, but has intensified its surveillance activities on a global scale by virtue of its technological advantages. Suppress foreign companies.
The U.S. government continued to pursue its global surveillance program in a typically realist approach after a brief period of "safe haven" following the "Prismgate" outbreak. According to data released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the total US government spending on intelligence activities in 2018 reached $80.5 billion, an increase of nearly 30% over 2007. The methods of stealing secrets are not only varied, but also hamper access paths, terminal equipment and software services in cyberspace. Specifically, they include using analog mobile phone base station signals to access mobile phones to steal data, control mobile applications, and invade cloud servers. , stealing secrets through submarine cables. In addition, listening devices have also been installed in nearly 100 American embassies and consulates abroad in order to steal secrets from the host countries. In May 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the US National Security Agency used Danish intelligence services to monitor allied leaders, once again revealing the vicious practice of the US monitoring the world. The international community has been suffering for a long time in the face of the US government's reckless online surveillance and secret theft. On the other hand, this also reflects the "failure" of current international law and global governance mechanisms, and cannot fully respond to the increasingly comprehensive cyberspace security issues.
The United States relies on its technological superiority to conduct long-term cyber theft activities against other countries without fear of retaliation. With its dominance over key links in the industrial chain, the United States has an absolute advantage in cyberspace surveillance, allowing the U.S. government to conduct relevant operations in cyberspace without fear of pressure and retaliatory measures from other countries. For example, Chinese cybersecurity company 360 released a report in March 2022 that it found that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had targeted a series of industry-leading companies for more than ten years of attacks, and the focus was on Chinese companies. Subsequently, 360 designated the NSA and its affiliates as APT-C-40, which is the 11-year cyber attack and infiltration of China carried out by the CIA (APT-C-39) in 2020. After another public rebuke. On June 28, 2022, China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 released reports respectively, once again disclosing a US cyber attack weapon called "Sour Fox Platform". The report found that hundreds of information systems in China have encountered such a weapon. attack. However, the rise of Chinese telecommunications companies in recent years has challenged the technological and market advantages of the United States in cyberspace. Suppression and sanctions on the grounds of cybersecurity, intelligence security, and national security.#网络监听