https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3253873/chinas-i-soon-data-leak-exposes-risks-outsourcing-state-spy-operations-hackers-hire

A data dump of files from Chinese firm i-Soon revealed alleged hacking exploits, in an incident reminiscent of Edward Snowden’s case
Like the West, Beijing is finding out the hard way the perils and advantages of outsourcing to private firms to maintain plausible deniability

A massive data leak that hit a Chinese cybersecurity firm earlier this month, exposing alleged hacking and intelligence operations, has showcased how even China’s spy agencies rely on private contractors to do its bidding.

On February 16, a total of 571 files allegedly containing hacking exploits and internal conversations from Shanghai Anxun Information Company (i-Soon) appeared on open-source repository GitHub, revealing what The New York Times called “a rare look inside the secretive world of China’s state-backed hackers for hire”.

Like past incidents involving compromising data leaks, this data set took on a life of its own. Despite swift action by GitHub to block access to the leaked data over policy violations, the repercussions will echo across intelligence agencies, media circles, academia and security pundits for the foreseeable future.

中国公司 i-Soon 的文件数据转储揭示了涉嫌黑客攻击的事件，这让人想起爱德华·斯诺登的案件
与西方国家一样，北京正在艰难地认识到外包给私营企业的风险和优势，以维持貌似合理的推诿
本月早些时候，一家中国网络安全公司遭遇大规模数据泄露，暴露了所谓的黑客和情报操作，这表明即使是中国的间谍机构也依赖私人承包商来执行其命令。

2 月 16 日，开源存储库 GitHub 上出现了总共 571 个据称包含上海安迅信息公司 (i-Soon) 的黑客攻击和内部对话的文件，揭示了《纽约时报》所称的“罕见的窥探了黑客世界的秘密”。 中国政府支持的雇佣黑客”。

与过去涉及数据泄露的事件一样，该数据集也具有自己的生命力。 尽管 GitHub 迅速采取行动阻止对违反政策的泄露数据的访问，但在可预见的未来，其影响将在情报机构、媒体界、学术界和安全专家中引起共鸣。