CrowdStrike: China-Nexus Adversaries Target Tech Most, Steal AI Capabilities and IP

CrowdStrike said China-nexus adversaries attacked the technology sector more than any other industry over the past year, stealing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and intellectual property Beijing cannot build fast enough on its own. According to BeInCrypto, CrowdStrike tracked activity from April 2025 to March 2026 and linked it to Beijing’s push for technological self-sufficiency and its goal of global AI leadership by 2030. The firm attributed more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted intrusions against tech to China-nexus groups, naming MURKY PANDA, MUSTANG PANDA, OVERCAST PANDA, SUNRISE PANDA and WARP PANDA; MURKY PANDA’s password-spraying hit more than 340 US-based entities.