APT31: the sanctioned Wuhan hackers launching espionage operations and global cyberattacks. Among Western intelligence communities they are known as APT31, the acronym in English for "Advanced Persistent Threat 31" Among cybersecurity experts, the APT nomenclature is often used to identify hacker groups linked to foreign governments.

It is estimated that, in a structured and guided manner, more than 40 of these APT groups operate around the world, but half are run from China. In 2021, "hackers linked to the Chinese government" attacked the New Zealand Parliament.