The fragile calm at Horizon Tech was broken once more, this time not by a system crash that affected everyone, but by a more subtle, targeted attack. This wasn't just another sign of their ongoing cyber crisis; it was proof that the threat was getting more advanced and changing. The attack got past their newly patched firewalls and went deeper, hitting specific, important parts of their core network, like a financial database here and a proprietary design server there. It was a precise, surgical infiltration meant to hurt key operational areas instead of just causing a lot of trouble.
Liang Chen stood in the war room, his face set in a grim determination. The flickering screens showed how busy his cybersecurity team was. After weeks of nonstop defense, his experts were now facing a new kind of attack. This enemy wasn't using brute force; they were using weaknesses that no one else knew about and moving through the system like a ghost. The new attack vector was very advanced, which meant that the attacker either knew a lot about Horizon Tech's unique architecture or had access to tools that were much more advanced than what was available on the market.
The stress inside the company got to be too much for most people. But news of the ongoing breaches, no matter how well they were handled, started to leak, making investors and clients nervous. Liang Chen knew that his reputation and the stability of the Liang family's empire were both very fragile. Every new attack wasn't just a technical problem; it was a test of his leadership and a direct attack on his ability to keep his company safe from an unseen, smart enemy.
This growing crisis required more than just defensive actions; it required a complete change in strategy. Liang Chen suddenly understood that his usual defenses weren't working against an unusual enemy. The new attack vector made his early understanding stronger: they needed help from someone with such an unusual and amazing talent that they could fight an enemy operating at the very edges of digital warfare. The stakes had gone up, and he had to think about options he would have thought were impossible before.