Paraguay Claims Sufficient Evidence of Chinese Cyber Espionage

Paraguay's Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (Mitic) asserts it holds adequate proof to substantiate claims of Chinese cyber espionage targeting state networks. Pedro Martínez, Mitic's Director General of Cybersecurity and Information Protection, stated that the institution has gathered sufficient evidence to attribute these operations to actors connected with the Chinese government.

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We have coordinated work with the Public Ministry, and all the evidence and proof that support us in attributing this operation are being managed with care. We have all of that documented and safeguarded.

Martínez confirmed that Mitic is working closely with the Public Ministry, and all relevant documentation and evidence have been carefully preserved. "We have coordinated work with the Public Ministry, and all the evidence and proof that support us in attributing this operation are being managed with care. We have all of that documented and safeguarded," he affirmed. This collaborative effort aims to ensure the integrity of the investigation while building a solid case.

When questioned about the lack of public disclosure of the evidence, Martínez explained that releasing such details could compromise national security by exposing the state's defense mechanisms and critical infrastructure. "There is a lot of information that any government, for reasons of national security, will keep safeguarded," he noted. He elaborated that revealing the proof would inadvertently show how certain parts of the security infrastructure operate, potentially making them vulnerable.

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There is a lot of information that any government, for reasons of national security, will keep safeguarded.

Mític stated that the investigation has yielded enough indicators, including modus operandi, timing, and specific tools or malware, to confidently attribute the attacks to Chinese government-linked entities. Martínez likened this attribution process to methods used by other governments when making similar accusations, emphasizing that such communications typically maintain a level of discretion regarding specific technical details. China has previously dismissed Paraguay's and the U.S.'s accusations of cyber espionage as "calumny."

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We have enough indicators to be able to attribute attacks to certain threat actors... These elements have to do with modus operandi, timings, artifacts; methodologies in both technique and software or malware. In this sum of the analysis, we reach a certain level of confidence between what we see and the traditional tactics of threat actors related to the Chinese Government.