Google report details Chinese threat actor exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities for cyber espionage

A new threat report from Google on 2023 exploit trends calls out the People’s Republic of China as the top nation state taking advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities.

“The People’s Republic of China continues to lead the way for government-backed exploitation. PRC cyber espionage groups exploited 12 zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023, up from seven in 2022, more than we were able to attribute to any other state and continuing a trend we’ve observed for multiple years,” the report says.

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