State-Sponsored Cyber Espionage – The New Cold War

Cyber espionage has become a strategic tool for nation-states. Agencies like the NSA (USA), APT29 (Russia), and China’s PLA Unit 61398 conduct stealth operations to exfiltrate intellectual property, military data, and political secrets. For example, the 2015 Office of Personnel Management breach compromised data for 21 million individuals – a blow to U.S. security and public trust. Similarly, China-linked hackers infiltrated U.S. defense contractors to gain access to aerospace and weapons technology. These operations bypass traditional military channels, influencing geopolitics digitally and quietly. As a result, cybersecurity and cyber intelligence are now as vital as defense budgets and troop strength. Nations increasingly deploy cyber agents alongside traditional diplomats, making cyber espionage a pillar of modern national strategy.

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