Advanced steganography provisioned by Chinese front companies for APT operations

A recent intelligence analysis has uncovered the role of two Chinese technology firms, BIETA (Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application) and its subsidiary CIII (Beijing Sanxin Times Technology Co., Ltd.), in supporting advanced cyber operations linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS).

According to research by the Telsy Threat Intelligence & Response team, both companies act as front organizations supplying the MSS and other intelligence units with advanced steganography-based capabilities used in cyber espionage and covert data operations.

BIETA operates near the MSS headquarters in Beijing, within the vicinity of the First Research Institute, often referred to as China’s “National Cybersecurity Team.”

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