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Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases
2025-01-10 21:45

Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from...

US Treasury hack linked to Silk Typhoon Chinese state hackers
2025-01-09 16:49

​Chinese state-backed hackers, tracked as Silk Typhoon, have been linked to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) hack in early December. [...]

FCC boss urges speedy spectrum auction to fund 'Rip'n'Replace' of Chinese kit
2025-01-08 00:12

Telcos would effectively fund grants paid to protect national security The outgoing boss of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, has called on her colleagues to "quickly" adopt rules allowing the US...

US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
2025-01-07 12:00

From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices...

US adds web and gaming giant Tencent to list of Chinese military companies
2025-01-07 06:58

This could be the start of a saga to rival TikTok’s troubles, and embroil Tesla and Microsoft The US Department of Defense has added Chinese messaging and gaming Tencent to its list of “Chinese...

Chinese hackers also breached Charter and Windstream networks
2025-01-06 15:27

​More U.S. companies have been added to the list of telecommunications firms hacked in a wave of breaches by a Chinese state-backed threat group tracked as Salt Typhoon. [...]

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
2025-01-04 07:30

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated...

US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers
2025-01-03 16:19

​The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech (also known as Yongxin Zhicheng) for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese...

Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid
2025-01-02 22:28

OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department's workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government...

Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack
2025-01-02 18:09

​Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs. [...]