China Escalates Cyber Espionage Targeting AI Technology Sector

CrowdStrike's 2026 Technology Threat Landscape report (published 2026-06-09) finds China-nexus adversaries are intensifying cyber espionage against the global technology sector—responsible for 58% of state-targeted intrusions—with campaigns such as MURKY PANDA using password-spraying to impact over 340 U.S. entities and attempting AI model theft via large-scale distillation attacks; the report also highlights DPRK-linked fraudulent IT worker schemes and increasing eCrime activity targeting developer ecosystems.