New Zealand joins U.K. and U.S. in condemning China-linked hacks

PM Luxon says calling out Beijing is a 'big step' for his country

New Zealand has accused China of "state-backed malicious cyber activity." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP)

SOPHIE MAK, Nikkei staff writer

March 26, 2024 11:14 JST

SYDNEY -- New Zealand has joined the U.S. and the U.K. in accusing Chinese hackers of breaching official networks and condemned Beijing's "state-backed malicious cyber activity."

Judith Collins, the minister overseeing the counterespionage agency, said Tuesday that a Chinese group called Advanced Persistent Threat 40, also known as APT40, compromised computers on the nation's parliamentary network in 2021.