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China reportedly admitted directing cyberattacks on US infrastructure
2025-04-14 03:30

PLUS: India's new electronics subsidies; Philippines unplugs a mobile carrier; Alibaba Cloud expands Asia In Brief Chinese officials admitted to directing cyberattacks on US infrastructure at a...

Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China
2025-04-11 01:10

Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook's former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark...

Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack
2025-04-10 11:00

Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs World War Fee As the trade war between America and China escalates, some infosec and policy experts fear Beijing will strike...

China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions
2025-04-01 11:03

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing,...

China cracks down on personal information collection. No, seriously
2025-03-31 00:30

PLUS: Indonesia crimps social media, allows iPhones; India claims rocket boost; In-flight GenAI for Japan Airlines Asia In Brief China last week commenced a crackdown on inappropriate collection...

China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar
2025-03-27 22:06

Crew also cooked up two fresh SparrowDoor backdoor variants, says ESET The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US...

China-linked FamousSparrow APT group resurfaces with enhanced capabilities
2025-03-26 15:00

ESET investigated suspicious activity on the network of a trade group in the United States that operates in the financial sector. While helping the affected entity remediate the compromise, they...

China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms
2025-03-23 23:29

PLUS: Zoho's Ulaa anointed India’s most patriotic browser; Typhoon-like gang targets Taiwan; Japan debates offensive cyber-ops; and more Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration and...

China-Linked APT Aquatic Panda: 10-Month Campaign, 7 Global Targets, 5 Malware Families
2025-03-21 11:01

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group. known as Aquatic Panda has been linked to a "global espionage campaign" that took place in 2022 targeting seven organizations. These...

China-Linked MirrorFace Deploys ANEL and AsyncRAT in New Cyber Espionage Operation
2025-03-18 10:24

Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union...