A recent report published on October 5, 2025, by Recorded Future has identified the Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application (BIETA) and its subsidiary, Beijing Sanxin Times Technology Co., Ltd. (CIII), as front organizations highly likely affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). The report details that at least four personnel from BIETA have direct or possible links to MSS officers and the University of International Relations, which is known to have connections to the MSS. BIETA and CIII engage in research and development of technologies that bolster China’s intelligence, counterintelligence, military, and national security missions. Their work includes advancing steganography techniques for covert communications and malware deployment, forensic investigation tools, counterintelligence equipment, as well as network penetration testing and military communications technologies. CIII also develops software applications facilitating data upload to cloud platforms, mobile communication monitoring systems, and network simulation tools relevant for cyber operations. The research and technologies from these firms enhance China’s cyber espionage and covert communication capabilities, reinforcing MSS operations domestically and abroad. This discovery sheds light on the MSS’s broader organizational role in offensive cyberspace activities and the use of front organizations to develop and disseminate tools to subordinate state security branches and proxies. The findings raise significant concerns regarding the implications of such technologies on global cybersecurity and national security dynamics amidst growing geopolitical tensions. Due diligence and export controls are recommended to restrict technology transfers involving these entities. These revelations mark a critical insight into China’s expanding cyber-enabled intelligence apparatus and its impact on international security