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FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
2024-09-18 21:06

Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks China-backed spies are said to have tore down their own 260,000-device botnet after the FBI and its international...

China claims Starlink signals can reveal stealth aircraft – and what that really means
2024-09-17 04:29

If this really was that useful, they wouldn't be telling us According to a Chinese state-sanctioned study, signals from SpaceX Starlink broadband internet satellites could be used to track US...

China’s quantum* crypto tech may be unhackable, but it's hardly a secret
2024-09-16 08:30

* Quite Unlikely A New Technology’s Useful, Man Opinion We have a new call to arms in the 21st century battlefront between the West and China. The Middle Kingdom is building an uncrackable...

Thanks, Edward Snowden: you propelled China to quantum networking leadership
2024-09-10 05:30

Beijing aimed research at immediate needs – like blocking leaks – while the US sought abstract knowledge China has an undeniable lead in quantum networking technology – a state of affairs that...

Ex-senior New York State staffer charged in cash-for-favors scandal with China
2024-09-04 00:53

Bagging two posh properties, three luxury cars on a govt salary a bit of a giveaway – allegedly The US Department of Justice has accused a now-former senior official of the New York State...

Novel attack on Windows spotted in phishing campaign run from and targeting China
2024-09-02 03:06

Resources hosted at Tencent Cloud involved in Cobalt Strike campaign Chinese web champ Tencent's cloud is being used by unknown attackers as part of a phishing campaign that aims to achieve...

China-linked cyber-spies infect Russian govt, IT sector
2024-08-15 02:50

Cyber-spies suspected of connections with China have infected "Dozens" of computers belonging to Russian government agencies and IT providers with backdoors and trojans since late July, according to Kaspersky. The Russia-based security biz claimed the malware used in the ongoing, targeted attacks - dubbed EastWind - has links to two China-nexus groups tracked as APT27 and APT31.

Is Lenovo a blind spot in US anti-China security measures?
2024-08-14 09:37

Questions raised as one of the world's largest PC makers joins America's critical defense team Opinion Lenovo's participation in a cybersecurity initiative has reopened old questions over the...

China-Backed Earth Baku Expands Cyber Attacks to Europe, Middle East, and Africa
2024-08-14 05:01

The China-backed threat actor known as Earth Baku has diversified its targeting footprint beyond the Indo-Pacific region to include Europe, the Middle East, and Africa starting in late 2022. Newly...

China starts testing national cyber-ID before consultation on the idea closes
2024-08-05 05:15

Chinese app developers have signed up to beta test a national cyberspace ID system that will use facial recognition technology and the real names of users, according to Chinese media. Among the 71 privately-owned internet apps and ten government apps reported to be involved in The National Network Identity Authentication Pilot Edition are messaging and social media platform WeChat, online marketplace Taobao, and social commerce and lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu.