Hunter to hunted: China hit by rise in cyberattacks

Cyberattacks shutting down access to Chinese websites have ramped up significantly in the first part of 2024, according to a global cybersecurity report that offers rare insight into how the tables are turning on one of the world’s most aggressive cyber players.

Worsening geostrategic turmoil, headlined by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, has triggered a rapid escalation of cyberattacks globally in the first six months of 2024, according to data collated by Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity firm Imperva.