China is likely stockpiling and deploying vulnerabilities, says Microsoft
"The increased use of zero days over the last year from China-based actors likely reflects the first full year of China's vulnerability disclosure requirements for the Chinese security community and a major step in the use of zero-day exploits as a state priority," said [PDF] Microsoft. ... According to Microsoft, China stepped up its espionage and information-stealing cyber attacks in order to counter the USA's attempts to increase its influence in Southeast Asia. CVEs: CVE-2021-40539, CVE-2021-44077, CVE-2021-35211, CVE-2021-42321, CVE-2022-26134 [View Article](https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/07/china_stockpiles_vulnerabilities_microsoft_asserts/)