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Chinese Cyber-Espionage Group Targeted NGOs for Years
2020-01-08 05:33

Referred to as BRONZE PRESIDENT, the group may have been active since at least 2014, also targeting political and law enforcement organizations and using both proprietary and publicly available tools to monitor the activity of targeted organizations, discredit their work, or steal their intellectual property. BRONZE PRESIDENT targets NGOs that conduct research on issues relevant to China, the group's infrastructure is linked to entities in China, a subset of the group's operational infrastructure is linked to China-based Internet service providers, and the hackers leverage tools such as PlugX, which have historically been used by Chinese threat groups.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Nepal Arrests 122 Chinese Over Suspected Cyber Scam
2019-12-27 13:13

More than 100 Chinese nationals in Nepal on tourist visas have been detained over a suspected cyber scam, police said Wednesday, in the country's largest ever crackdown involving foreigners. Eight...

Researchers: Chinese APT Espionage Campaign Bypasses 2FA
2019-12-26 16:18

Fox-IT Suspects APT20 Group Was InvolvedAn advanced persistent threat espionage campaign with suspected ties to the Chinese government quietly targeted businesses and governments in 10 countries...

Chinese Hackers Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication
2019-12-26 12:19

Interesting story of how a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is bypassing the RSA SecurID two-factor authentication system. How they did it remains unclear; although, the Fox-IT team has their...

Chinese e-commerce site LightInTheBox.com bared 1.3TB of server logs, user data and more
2019-12-16 14:04

Things you don't do with Elasticsearch dbs, number 1: Put them on the web Exclusive Infosec researchers have uncovered a data breach affecting 1.3TB of web server log entries held by Chinese...

Facebook Sues Chinese Company Over Ad Fraud
2019-12-06 15:54

Facebook on Thursday filed suit in California against one organization and two individuals for engaging in ad fraud on the social media platform. read more

Facebook Sued Chinese Firm for Hacking its Users and Running Fraud Ads
2019-12-06 00:47

Following its efforts to take legal action against those misusing its social media platform, Facebook has now filed a new lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based advertising company and two Chinese...

Bytedance: The Chinese Company Behind Global TikTok Craze
2019-11-28 18:23

TikTok's Owner ByteDance Could be Forced to Share User Information With Chinese Intelligence read more