Chinese cyber - attacks against Russia have increased by 50 % in the past two months . This is the surprising finding from software security company , Kaspersky ' ’s researchers , who have found that Chinese - based advanced persistent threat ( APT ) groups have recently switched their attention from US and British organisations and focused it on those in Russia and the former Soviet Union . The shift appears to have followed a historic agreement signed in September between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart , Xi Jinping , which committed their countries to stop terrorist activity for economic gain . " Find out more about APTs at Interop 2016, May 2-6, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. The agreement received support but also some degree of skepticism , with observers suggesting that China would not ultimately fully comply with the agreement .
Chinese cyber - attacks against Russia have increased by 50 % in the past two months . This is the surprising finding from software security company , Kaspersky ' ’s researchers , who have found that Chinese - based advanced persistent threat ( APT ) groups have recently switched their attention from US and British organisations and focused it on those in Russia and the former Soviet Union . The shift appears to have followed a historic agreement signed in September between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart , Xi Jinping , which committed their countries to stop terrorist activity for economic gain . The agreement received support but also some degree of skepticism , with observers suggesting that China would not ultimately fully comply with the agreement .