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May 6, 2024 · Information Security

What Makes Chinese Government Websites Vulnerable? Study Highlights Key Risks

Researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology analyzed nearly 14,000 Chinese government websites, uncovering widespread security flaws such as missing DNS records, over‑reliance on a few DNS and ISP providers, vulnerable jQuery versions, and inadequate server redundancy, all of which could enable large‑scale attacks.