China responds to CrowdStrike allegations: "not aware of the specific situation" regarding suspected hacker based in Guangdong

In response to CrowdStrike's report that the hacker who attacked South Korean financial institutions is suspected to be living in Guangdong, China, and used Chinese-made AI penetration testing tool Artex along with AI models such as DeepSeek, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that "we are not aware of the specific situation" and reiterated that China opposes and combats hacking activities in accordance with the law and opposes spreading false information for political purposes. CrowdStrike said the suspect is 26 years old and used a command-and-control server in Hong Kong and another attack server to consecutively attack 7 South Korean financial institutions, but stated that the analysis is based on indirect inference and is not a definitive determination of identity.