Chinese hackers from the Honkers began targeting Western entities in the late 1990s, initially practicing simple attacks. Tan Dailin, a key figure, gained the attention of the PLA after successful patriotic cyberattacks. After winning a PLA-affiliated contest, he attended a training camp, enhancing his hacking skills. Tan later founded the Network Crack Program Hacker group, which developed significant tools like the GinWui rootkit and executed high-profile hacks on US companies and government targets, contributing to China's espionage efforts.
Tan Dailin was encouraged by the People's Liberation Army after participating in a hacking contest, leading to an intense hacker training camp where he learned advanced techniques.
The Network Crack Program Hacker group, led by Tan, became notorious for creating one of China’s first remote-access backdoors, the GinWui rootkit, and employing zero-day exploits.
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