Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin has denied the reported China involvement in cyber security attacks, saying they do not support such acts.

In an X (formerly Twitter) post on Thursday, February 8, Wenbin said his country has also been victimized by cyberattack.

"China is a major victim of cyberattack. We keep a firm stance against all forms of cyberattacks and resort to lawful methods in tackling them. China does not encourage, support[,] or condone attacks launched by hackers," he said.

China is a major victim of cyberattack. We keep a firm stance against all forms of cyberattacks and resort to lawful methods in tackling them. China does not encourage, support or condone attacks launched by hackers. pic.twitter.com/NK55BGWBia

— Spokesperson发言人办公室 (@MFA_China) February 7, 2024

The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a separate X post that "false accusations and bloc confrontation" about cyber security attacks "only jeopardize" the collective response of countries against threats.

On cyber security, false accusations and bloc confrontation will only jeopardize the collective response to the threats our world faces. pic.twitter.com/wWFwB8uYmt

— Spokesperson发言人办公室 (@MFA_China) February 7, 2024

Netherlands intelligence agencies reportedly said that Chinese spies used "sophisticated malicious software, or malware" to spy on the said ministry's internal computer network.

Last February 3, the Department of Information and Communications Technology Usec. Jeff Ian Dy declared that they successfully thwarted the attempted hacking on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration's official website.

The attackers, according to Dy, were allegedly traced at a "command and control center" operating in China Unicom.