""BIETA and its subsidiary, Beijing Sanxin Times Technology Co., Ltd. (CIII), research, develop, import, and sell technologies that almost certainly support intelligence, counterintelligence, military, and other missions relevant to China's national development and security," the company said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Their activities include researching methods of steganography that can likely support covert communications (COVCOM) and malware deployment; developing and selling forensic investigation and counterintelligence equipment; and acquiring foreign technologies for steganography, network penetration testing, and military communications and planning.""
"According to information shared on its website, BIETA is a "research and development institution" that specializes in communication technology, multimedia information processing technology, multimedia information security technology, computer and network technology application research, and special circuit development. It's said to have existed in some form since 1983. One of BIETA's core focus areas concerns the use of steganography across several media, with CIII also receiving copyrights for software related to the covert communication tactic."
BIETA is likely led by China's Ministry of State Security and includes personnel with links to MSS and the University of International Relations. BIETA and its subsidiary CIII research, develop, import, and sell technologies supporting intelligence, counterintelligence, military, and national security missions. Activities include researching steganography for covert communications and malware deployment, developing forensic investigation and counterintelligence equipment, and acquiring foreign technologies for steganography, network penetration testing, and military communications and planning. BIETA specializes in communication, multimedia information processing and security, computer and network applications, and special circuit development, with origins dating to 1983.
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