115: Chapter 115 Online Battle

"It's little Lin Shi! Where is your Teacher Su?"

Hearing a young boy's voice, Chen Mo instantly remembered. It was Lin Shi, a student he had met at Qingshan Village Primary School when he was using the alias Cao Mo.

"Uncle Cao Mo, Teacher Su is leaving. Can you come and see her off?"

Lin Shi's voice rang out.

"Teacher Su said she's going somewhere far away and won't be teaching us anymore. She also said she wanted to see you and say thank you."

Chen Mo's heart stirred. Su Yingxue was leaving?

Back in Qingshan Village, Su Yingxue's temperament had left a deep impression on him, and they had stayed in touch frequently since he left the village.

"Alright, little Lin Shi. When is your Teacher Su leaving?"

Chen Mo asked.

"Hello, Cao Mo. I'm sorry to bother you. I just wanted to thank you in person for all the help you've given the children for so long."

Su Yingxue's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's no trouble, Teacher Su. I've been quite free lately. Tell me which day you're leaving, and I'll go see you off!"

Hearing Su Yingxue's voice, an unconscious smile appeared on the corner of Chen Mo's mouth.

Good grief, if anyone were standing next to him right now, they would surely call him a 'simp'.

"I'm leaving on July 15th, the day the children start their summer break. If you don't have time then, send me your location and I'll come thank you in person!"

Su Yingxue coughed lightly after speaking.

"It's fine, I'm free that day. Then it's a date—be there or be square on July 15th! Teacher Su, you should take care of your health!"

Chen Mo said.

"Alright, thank you, Cao Mo. I've had a bit of a cold these past two days, but I'm mostly better now! I won't disturb you any longer then. Goodbye!"

Perhaps due to the cold, Su Yingxue's voice was gentle but very soft.

"Mhm, alright. Teacher Su, get plenty of rest!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Just then, a knock on the office door interrupted Chen Mo's thoughts.

"Come in."

The office door pushed open, and Li Yue walked in holding a tablet.

"President Chen! We just received an emergency report from the Technology Department. Major internet platforms, government systems, and financial institutions across Dragon Country have simultaneously come under a massive overseas hacker attack. It's a top-tier APT attack, larger in scale than the 'Stuxnet' or 'WannaCry' ransomware viruses!"

Chen Mo frowned. He hadn't expected any hackers to dare attack Dragon Country's internet with him at the helm.

Chen Mo took the tablet and began reading the messages sent by the Technology Department.

Li Yue explained from the side:

"The Technology Department says the source of the attack comes from several overseas hacker organizations. Leading the charge are America's APT28 (Fancy Bear) and APT2 (Equation Group), as well as Europe's Anonymous. They are using a combined attack method of 'spear-phishing + zero-day exploits + ransomware variants.' Many small and medium-sized enterprise networks have already been breached, with data stolen and encrypted, demanding Bitcoin ransoms!"

Chen Mo's fingertips slid quickly across the tablet, thinking to himself as he read the news:

These overseas hackers actually dare to strike at this time. They clearly see Tianxing Pharmaceuticals' rising momentum and want to take the opportunity to cause damage and intimidate Dragon Country.

Chen Mo nodded and dialed the Technical Director's number.

"This is Chen Mo."

The Technical Director's voice came through the other end:

"President Chen! The overseas hackers are utilizing this year's mainstream zero-day exploit (CVE-2014-0160 Heartbleed Vulnerability);"

"They are launching dual attacks targeting Windows XP, Windows 7, and Linux systems;"

"They've also deployed a Botnet, controlling tens of thousands of zombie nodes to launch a DDoS attack against Dragon Country's network. Bandwidth usage spiked to over 90% instantly. The main targets are unpatched systems and enterprises or ordinary users without effective protection!"

"How are the government systems? And the financial institutions? What's the situation for our Tianxing System and the users and enterprises using the Hongmeng System?"

Chen Mo asked in a heavy voice.

"President Chen, you can rest assured about that!"

The Technical Director said:

"Core national government systems and key financial institutions have largely switched to our self-developed Hongmeng System. The Hongmeng System uses a microkernel architecture with built-in memory safety protection, making it naturally immune to Heartbleed, phishing attacks, and ransomware;"

"So far, there have been zero intrusions, zero losses, and zero data leaks. Even grassroots government nodes have been completely unaffected as long as they are running the Hongmeng System."

"All of our Tianxing System's internet companies, servers, and terminal devices are fully equipped with the Hongmeng System. Combined with the 'Star Shield' network security system you wrote personally, which uses dual protection with Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS);"

"All hacker attacks are intercepted at the entry point. Not a single node has been penetrated, not a single piece of core data has been touched, and all business operations are running normally without any lag."

"Furthermore, all individual and enterprise users using the Hongmeng System—whether on phones, computers, or servers—have been completely unaffected and are using their devices normally;"

"Only small and medium enterprises and ordinary users using Windows or Linux without protection have experienced network lag, data theft, or system encryption. Internet companies like Ali and Tencent that haven't deployed the Hongmeng System have seen some server lag, affecting some user access, but their cores haven't had issues."

Chen Mo nodded.

In his previous life, overseas hackers had targeted Dragon Country's network. In this life, since his rebirth, this hadn't happened yet, and he had thought they weren't going to strike!

"Very good. Keep watching. If you discover any new attack methods, initiate the emergency response immediately. Also, share the Hongmeng System's vulnerability immunity solutions and the basic defense modules of 'Star Shield' with the national Cybersecurity Department to help them guide enterprises and users not using Hongmeng to set up protections."

"Understood, President Chen! We'll arrange for technical staff to share the relevant protection plans and modules with the Cybersecurity Department right away!"

The Technical Director said.

After hanging up, Li Yue, who was standing nearby, said:

"President Chen, should we issue an announcement? We can clarify the situation with the Hongmeng System and the Tianxing System, and also remind other users to take precautions."

Chen Mo pondered for a few seconds and said:

"Issue an announcement immediately. The content should clearly state three points:"

"First, all Tianxing System business operations are running normally and are unaffected by the hacker attacks;"

"Second, all official, enterprise, and individual users equipped with the Hongmeng System have suffered no losses, as the system can effectively resist all current attacks;"

"Third, remind enterprises and users not using the Hongmeng System to promptly adopt the protection solutions we've shared, guard against hacker attacks, and avoid clicking on strange links to prevent phishing attacks."

"Understood! I'll have the Public Relations Department issue the announcement immediately!"

Li Yue turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Chen Mo called her back.

"Call the Cybersecurity Department. Tell them we can send a technical team to assist them in tracing the source of the hackers and guide enterprises not using Hongmeng on how to protect themselves!"

"Yes, President Chen!"

Li Yue then quickly walked out of the office.