494: Chapter 494 Joint Operation, Full-Scale Counterattack

"Dad, the situation is under control for now."

"The other side has launched a DDoS attack and spread a virus specifically targeting our new system; the volume of the attack is massive."

"However, we can handle it for the moment. It's just that this matter…"

"What's wrong? Now that I've become the provincial governor, you're acting all polite with your old man? Just say what you need to say."

Zhang Shiqing rarely reprimanded Shen Fei, and even the joy from receiving the news of his election as provincial governor yesterday faded away.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that this operation likely has official backing! This is a new type of operation."

"Official backing."

Zhang Shiqing's tone became much more serious instantly. His eyes darted quickly; he had just taken office and was still acting provincial governor, a time when he desperately needed achievements.

"I will immediately coordinate with the Public Security Department's Cyber Police Corps and the technical expert team from the Provincial Cybersecurity Office to provide support; they are all top-tier experts in the country."

"In addition, I will report this to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Cyberspace Administration of China to request a coordinated response from the national cybersecurity emergency team."

"Furthermore, this is no small matter. This is a transnational cyberattack targeting our country's core technology enterprises; the nature of it is extremely vile."

"Rest assured, the provincial government is your strong backing; we will absolutely not let them succeed."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei looked at his anxious father and shook his head silently.

This was for the best, as it would save him from people saying he was playing the victim later.

Less than an hour after the call, a joint volunteer team consisting of the Provincial Cyber Police Corps and the Provincial Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Center arrived at the headquarters and went directly into the Cybersecurity Command Center.

In addition, the Transsion enterprise from Tencent also joined this war.

The joint defense strength of the Chinese enterprises instantly leveled up.

A temporary removal patch was quickly developed and pushed to the entire network via the Taishan System Security Center.

Devices already infected with the "Dark Thorn" virus gradually returned to normal.

The firewall of the core servers also completed a specification upgrade, significantly increasing interception efficiency. Although the attack traffic was still surging, it could no longer advance even half a step.

Silicon Valley Secret Data Center

"Damn it! They've been playing us; how did their defensive capabilities increase so much in an instant?"

"No! The Dark Thorn virus is the result of my years of hard work; how could it be overcome so easily?"

"Stop talking, they are about to counterattack. Hurry and find new vulnerabilities; if this matter isn't handled well, we won't be able to wash our hands of this and get out."

At the same time, China held an impromptu press conference. After the spokesperson took the stage and glanced at the reporters below, the conference began immediately.

"Today, certain enterprises or illegal investment banking organizations and the Pickleball group have launched cyberattacks against our country's cutting-edge technology. Regarding this, we will launch a resolute counterattack!"

"China officially announces the issuance of global Class A wanted notices for 50 hackers, including Shadow, Ghost, and others!"

The floor was opened for questions from the reporters.

"May I ask the spokesperson, wanted notices have already been issued for the hackers on this list, and quite a few have already been captured! Is this not a repeat of wanted notices, wasting manpower?"

Other reporters nodded along, especially the United States reporters; they originally didn't know how to report this, but now they really had leverage.

"This is not a repeat of wanted notices. As far as we know, after these people were captured, they were not brought to justice but were instead recruited by certain departments. Therefore, once we discover their specific locations this time, we will apply for… international assistance. All involved personnel must be tried by China."

The reporters below once again felt the spokesperson's attitude and clearly understood…

As China exposes more and more things, they are truly no longer pretending!

Now they are also learning from the United States and starting to act as global police.

After answering a few more questions, the spokesperson left the scene.

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Transsion base network command center.

"Mr. Liu, a new problem has emerged. The other side is using a kernel vulnerability to bypass the second firewall and is attempting to crack the third firewall. At the same time, a group seems to be trying to crack the encryption protocols of the core database."

Liu Zhihong walked quickly behind him, watching the cracking progress bar jumping on the screen, his mouth twitching slightly.

"Uh… if he remembered correctly, this should be a trap."

"This is not where key technologies are stored; there is just some junk inside. But to waste their manpower, we still need to make a certain counterattack. Quickly activate the backup protection nodes. Redirect the attack traffic into the honeypot system."

Liu Zhihong had a playful expression at the moment, but he was not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface.

He knew this was a premeditated attack; if they could do it once, they could do it a second time.

Although the current protection system was secure, he could not guarantee permanent safety. After all, technology and viruses are upgraded synchronously.

Meanwhile, Big Soldier Digital was frantically stirring up trouble!

Big Soldier Digital: "Brothers, let me share an exclusive piece of news with you all. Remember to take a screenshot after reading, because I estimate this news will be taken down by the Cyberspace Administration soon; they are trying to cover it up."

"The firewall of a certain domestic system has been breached, and now your information has been completely leaked and posted on the internet by hackers. One dollar per piece of information! This is the so-called 'far ahead'? I told you, domestic systems are simply unreliable. Android and iOS are the benchmarks for security."

"Brother Bing is so awesome, how did you get such key information?"

"I saw a similar report 2 minutes ago, but when I refreshed it, it was already gone!"

"Believe in the strength of our Guangnan Province cyber police? They aren't great at technology, but they are good at silencing people."

"Pfft! Was that reported by the cyber police? That was clearly the blogger spreading rumors! Didn't you watch that press conference online? A bunch of idiot bloggers, still trying to profit from a national crisis?"

"Wow, truly a consumer brainwashed by Douyin; the enterprise's technology is bad, and now it's a 'national crisis'?"

#Taishan System suspected of having a major security vulnerability#

Thanks to the efforts of various bloggers, this entry quickly trended, but in less than a minute, Weibo proactively took it down!

However, this action also made many viewers firmly believe that Taishan definitely had a problem and was currently covering it up! Various screenshots appeared on the internet!

Meanwhile, in the command center, everyone's face was full of fatigue.

They had been fighting continuously for 6 hours, and no one had closed their eyes, but the other side had already organized a second wave of attacks. The offensive was still fierce, as if it were endless.

Liu Zhihong was forced to come before Shen Fei: "Mr. Shen, the other side's technical strength far exceeds our estimates. Currently, they have caught at least three of our kernel-level zero-day vulnerabilities. We have already identified two and completed repairs, but there is still one that hasn't been identified."

"I'm wondering if we should upgrade to a higher-level security protection system. Otherwise, a group of hackers constantly buzzing around like flies is also very disgusting."

"Alright, I understand!"

Shen Fei's answer was simple, but Liu Zhihong felt inexplicably reassured.

At the same time, he was already silently mourning for those hackers in his heart; the positions of the two sides were likely about to reverse.