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Malware hides as iOS jailbreak, Sucuri is insecuri, and China is about to get even worse
2019-10-21 05:04

Plus, new allegations in Iran and American hacking war Roundup Here's your Register security roundup to kick off your week.…

Apple: Safari Does Not Send User Browsing History to China's Tencent
2019-10-16 07:20

Safari does use Tencent to ensure that users in China do not navigate to malicious websites, but it never sends the actual URL of a visited site to the Chinese company, Apple says. read more

Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China's Tencent
2019-10-14 10:33

Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent? I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us...

China’s Sway Over Tech Companies Tested with Apple, Blizzard
2019-10-10 14:31

Apple has been called out by Chinese state-run media as protecting “rioters,” while Blizzard bans a Hearthstone player for supporting Hong Kong.

US Warns Italy Over China and 5G
2019-10-02 14:19

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Italy Wednesday of China's "predatory approach" to trade and investment, but Rome insisted its special powers over 5G supply deals would protect it. read more

China’s 500 megapixel camera is capable of mega-facial-recognition
2019-10-01 10:31

The 'super camera' can identifying people dozens of meters away using facial recognition.

China Rejects 'Smear' After Airbus Hacking Report
2019-09-27 14:01

Beijing on Friday rejected an AFP report that Chinese hackers were suspected of being behind a series of cyber attacks on European aerospace giant Airbus. read more

Czech Intelligence Blames China for Major Cyber Attack
2019-09-25 18:37

China was behind a major cyber attack at a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year, the EU member's intelligence agency said in a report Wednesday. read more

Australia Knows China Hacked Its Parliament: Report
2019-09-17 10:53

Australia is confident that China was behind cyberattacks on its parliament and political parties, but decided not to make public accusations to avoid disrupting trade relations, according to...

Australia didn't blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report
2019-09-16 14:04

So much for the public deterrence value of attribution Australian spooks concluded that China was to blame for a series of hacks on its parliament and leading political parties – but kept it quiet...