Your Data Is Leaving a Trail

Under Chinese law, every company—Hikvision, Huawei, ZTE, and hundreds more—must provide data to intelligence services when requested. No warrant required. No judicial review.

• •40% of US security cameras are from sanctioned Chinese firms
• •Chinese SIM cards are in millions of American phones
• •$300+ billion in agricultural IP stolen over two decades

Russian state-sponsored hackers (APT28, APT29, Unit 29155) actively target American critical infrastructure, including systems that serve rural communities.

• •SolarWinds attack affected rural service providers
• •Ransomware groups with Kremlin ties target grain cooperatives
• •Russian law requires companies to give FSB full data access

Iranian cyber groups have directly attacked American water systems, including those serving rural communities. The CyberAv3ngers group specifically targeted water treatment.

• •Aliquippa, PA water authority breached in 2023
• •Iranian APT33 targets energy and agriculture sectors
• •Shamoon malware designed for destruction, not just theft

The Lazarus Group and other North Korean hackers fund their regime through ransomware attacks and cryptocurrency theft. Rural businesses are often seen as easy targets.

• •Over $3 billion stolen in cryptocurrency heists
• •Ransomware attacks on hospitals, schools, businesses
• •No target too small if it generates revenue