Security News

Another Bloomberg Story about Supply-Chain Hardware Attacks from China
2018-10-11 11:29

Bloomberg has another story about hardware surveillance implants in equipment made in China. This implant is different from the one Bloomberg reported on last week. That story has been denied by...

The Obama-era cyber détente with China was nice, wasn't it? Yeah well it's obviously over now
2018-10-11 10:11

Middle Kingdom is a rising threat once again – research Infosec pros might have already noticed some familiar IP address ranges in their system logs – China has returned to the cyber-attack arena.…

China's clampdown on Tor pushes its hackers into foreign backyards
2018-10-10 15:04

Comparing Middle Kingdom's hacker forums to Russia's? Apples and pears Underground hacker forums in China and Russia are as different as each country's regular shopping bazaars, according to...

China spy chip story gets stranger as everyone doubles down
2018-10-09 19:20

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a story claiming that the Chinese government managed to sneak spy chips into servers used...

Apple and Amazon hacked by China? Here’s what to do (even if it’s not true)
2018-10-09 14:07

Are major US companies really under attack from Chinese "zombie microchips" - and what should we do, whether it's true or not?

China Tech Stocks Lenovo, ZTE Tumble After Chip Hack Report
2018-10-05 16:16

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese tech stocks Lenovo Group and ZTE Corp. tumbled in Hong Kong on Friday following a news report Chinese spies might have used chips supplied by another company to hack into...

China allegedly infiltrated US companies through implanted hardware backdoors
2018-10-04 15:57

Many US companies, including Amazon and Apple, have been the victims of a clever supply chain attack that resulted in compromised hardware (servers) being installed at some of their facilities, an...

China Used Tiny Chips on US Computers to Steal Secrets: Report
2018-10-04 15:37

Tiny chips inserted in US computer equipment manufactured in China were used as part of a vast effort by Beijing to steal US technology secrets, a published report said Thursday. read more

Apple Chief Says Firm Guards Data Privacy in China
2018-10-03 11:48

Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday said the company is devoted to protecting people's privacy, with data encrypted and locked away on servers even in China. read more

China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner
2018-09-20 10:19

Shanghai police have arrested a man in connection with a data leak at NASDAQ-listed Chinese hotelier Huazhu Group after the suspect failed to sell the information online. read more