New York, Sept. 19 -- Amid reports of snooping by Chinese firms, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an advisory on the activities of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) and its associated agencies and contractors, media reports said.

These operations are characterized by collection of open-source intelligence and by the use of readily available exploits, reports The Cyber Wire.

"There's nothing particularly exotic about the tactics and techniques, but they've been proven effective nonetheless. The MSS has tended to concentrate on recently identified vulnerabilities, hoping to catch organizations that have been laggard in patching," reported the website.

According to a report published by The Guard...