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Hacking empire's cyberspace hegemony endangers global security

“黑客帝国”在网络空间谋霸危害全球安全

来源:China Military Online 责任编辑:Huang Panyue
2023-05-09 17:07:39

周宁南

By Zhou Ningnan

5月4日,中国国家病毒应急处理中心和360公司联合发布《“黑客帝国”调查报告——美国中央情报局(CIA)(之一)》,揭露了美国中央情报局在网络空间利用技术优势,长期在全球进行网络颠覆、网络攻击、网络监控等行径。美国中央情报局在网络空间的劣迹,是美国在网络空间谋霸,危害全球的例证。

On May 4, National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (VERC) and 360 Security Technology Inc. in China jointly released the "'Empire of Hacking': The US Central Intelligence Agency - Part I" to disclose how US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has long conducting worldwide cyber disruption, attack, surveillance and other actions by relying on its cyberspace technology advantages. These notorious records are proof of the globally harmful cyberspace hegemony intention of the US.

美国中央情报局在网络空间的既定目标是渗透、监控全球,掌控网络霸权。美国中央情报局专门成立“工程开发组”等研发组织,长期大量研发网络攻击武器。根据维基解密网站在2017年披露的秘密文件,这些名为“穹顶7”(Vault7)的网络攻击武器虽然只是美国中央情报局网络武器的冰山一角,但已具备完整体系,破坏性巨大,能够对全部主流操作系统和网络设备发动网络攻击,可渗透全球几乎所有互联网和物联网资产。

The stated objective of the CIA is to penetrate and monitor the international community for cyberspace hegemony. It had established the Engineering Development Group (EDG) and other research organizations for long-term extensive cyberattack weapon study. According to secret documents disclosed by WikiLeaks in 2017, although these cyberattack weapons named "Vault7" represent only the tip of the iceberg, their complete system and huge devastating power will enable attacks upon all mainstream operating systems and network devices and penetration into almost all internet and Internet of Things (IoT) assets in the global sphere.

美国中央情报局在网络空间的一贯举措是发动无差别的网络攻击,实施网络霸凌。“穹顶7”网络攻击武器窃取各国国家秘密,严重损害了全球各国的主权,其目前已在欧洲、东南亚等多国部署,对各国重要基础设施、航空航天、科研机构、石油石化、大型互联网公司及政府机构等要害部门进行的网络攻击,至少追溯到2011年。美国中央情报局的网络攻击还24小时监控受害者的网络活动与数据,严重侵犯全球网络用户的隐私等个人权利。美国是世界上名副其实的最大“黑客帝国”。

CIA has been consistently launching indiscriminate attacks and carrying out bullying activities in cyberspace. "Vault7" cyberattack weapons have been deployed in Europe, Southeast Asia and other regions, and have a long track record back to 2011 for attacks upon key infrastructure, aerospace, scientific research institutions, petroleum and petrochemical industry, large internet companies, government agencies and other crucial departments in other countries. These state-secret stealing activities have grievously damaged the sovereignty of all other nations in the world. The CIA also conducted 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring on the network activities and data of the victims, which seriously infringed on the privacy and other individual rights of global network users. The US is the verifiable largest "Empire of Hacking" in the world.

美国中央情报局谋霸网络空间的一个重要目的是操纵网络,推动政权颠覆活动。事实上,美国中央情报局已借助网络多次颠覆他国合法政权,扶持亲美政府,上演了用网络迫使他国“改旗易帜”的霸道做法。据统计,数十年来,美国中央情报局至少推翻或试图推翻50个他国合法政府。

A key purpose of the CIA's cyberspace hegemony actions is to manipulate the network and promote regime subversion activities. In fact, the CIA had frequently taken advantage of cyber tactics to subvert legitimate foreign regimes and give support to pro-American governments, forcing other countries to "change flags" in a hegemonic way. According to statistics, the CIA had succeeded or attempted to overturn at least 50 legitimate foreign governments in the past decades.

早期,美国中央情报局借助所谓“匿名上网”技术,在伊朗、突尼斯、埃及等国的“颜色革命”中,为反政府人员提供了逃避当地合法政府监管的渠道。由于“匿名上网”工具仍然依赖当地合法政府提供本地互联网接入功能,中央情报局进一步改用“暴动”等可提供独立网络功能的工具,又借此在全球各地策划组织实施了大量的“颜色革命”。当前,全球面临网络空间不安全、网络秩序不合理的挑战,根源就是美国在网络空间长期谋霸:美国是全球发动网络攻击、散布虚假信息而不受约束的惯犯;在全球网络空间规则制定上颠倒黑白,粉饰自身网络空间军事化野心,导致全球深陷网络空间安全困境、面临网络空间治理赤字。美国网络空间谋霸的行径在道义上有缺失,实践上行不通,造成了不安全、不公正的网络空间,是全球公害,必须有所改变。

The CIA had earlier launched "color revolutions" in Iran, Tunisia, Egypt and other countries and provided conveniences for foreign reactionaries to elude local legal government regulations by resorting to so-called anonymity network technologies. Since the anonymity network tool still relies on the local legal government to provide local internet access service, the CIA further switches to "Riot" and other tools that can enable independent network functions and has plotted and implemented numerous "color revolutions" in the world by taking these opportunities. 

The long cyberspace hegemony pursuit of the US is the very root cause of present global insecurity and disorder challenges in this field. The country is the riotous repeated offender of launching global cyberattacks and spreading false information. It confuses right and wrong in global cyberspace rulemaking, whitewashes its own military ambitions in cyberspace, and makes global cyberspace stick in security dilemma and governance deficit. Its cyberspace hegemony moves are morally deficient and practically unfeasible, which will lead to an insecure and unfair network environment. This type of global public nuisance has to be changed irreconcilably.

中国倡导构建和平、安全、开放、合作、有序的网络空间治理规则,携手共建网络空间命运共同体,增强国际社会网络空间互信和网络安全能力,是全球实现网络空间长治久安的正确道路。国际社会应旗帜鲜明地反对网络霸权,推动尽快建立普遍适用的网络空间国际规则,共同维护全球网络空间的安全、繁荣与发展。

China advocates establishing peaceful, secure, open, cooperative and orderly cyberspace governance rules, and building a community with a shared future in cyberspace together, so as to strengthen mutual trust and security in this sphere. This is the right path for long-term cyberspace peace and stability for the international community. The whole society should unequivocally oppose cyber hegemony, accelerate the establishment of universally applicable international cyberspace rules, and jointly facilitate global cyberspace security, prosperity and development.

(作者为中国现代国际关系研究院科技与网络安全研究所助理研究员)

(The author is an assistant research fellow of Institute of Sci-Tech and Cyber Security Studies, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations)