Cybersecurity Firm Leak Exposes Chinese Government Hacking Practices and Process of Penetrating Domestic and Foreign Entities

A series of documents that leaked from the Sichuan branch of Shanghai Anxun Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“I-Soon”) in mid-February 2024 have revealed crucial details about the manner in which the Chinese government outsources the hacking of domestic and foreign entities.  The firm’s leaked records reveal it to be one of hundreds of private enterprises contracted to conduct state-sponsored hacking in an effort by the Chinese government to leverage private sector cybersecurity talent for state goals.[1]