Security News

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. [...]

Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
2024-12-31 05:42

The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. ...

White House links ninth telecom breach to Chinese hackers
2024-12-27 20:02

A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries. [...]

Australian IT Pros Urged to Guard Against Chinese Cybersecurity Threats
2024-12-13 22:53

Australian IT pros are urged to strengthen defenses as Chinese cyber threats target critical infrastructure and sensitive data.

Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
2024-12-11 23:03

Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks...

New EagleMsgSpy Android spyware used by Chinese police, researchers say
2024-12-11 21:03

A previously undocumented Android spyware called 'EagleMsgSpy' has been discovered and is believed to be used by law enforcement agencies in China to monitor mobile devices. [...]

US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for 2020 Ransomware Attack
2024-12-11 18:23

Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence has been sanctioned for exploiting a vulnerability in Sophos firewalls used at critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S.