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Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain
2024-10-21 13:08

The prolific Chinese nation-state actor known as APT41 (aka Brass Typhoon, Earth Baku, Wicked Panda, or Winnti) has been attributed to a sophisticated cyber attack targeting the gambling and...

Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption
2024-10-14 06:30

With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave's quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption.…

Chinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen
2024-10-07 17:17

Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were among the US broadband providers whose networks were reportedly hacked by...

Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India
2024-09-30 01:28

Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more ASIA IN BRIEF It's not often The Register writes about a...

Chinese Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Internet Providers in Cyber Espionage Campaign
2024-09-26 04:49

Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a "handful" of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information, The...

U.S. Proposes Ban on Connected Vehicles Using Chinese and Russian Tech
2024-09-24 13:03

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) said it's proposing a ban on the import or sale of connected vehicles that integrate software and hardware made by foreign adversaries, particularly that of...

US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears
2024-09-23 18:25

No room for your spy mobiles on our streets The US Commerce Department has decided not to wait for the inevitable, and today announced plans that would ban connected vehicle technology - and...

Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware
2024-09-23 04:49

A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, by exploiting a...

FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet
2024-09-19 15:40

The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers: The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras,...

Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm's network via legacy IT
2024-09-18 17:00

Getting sloppy, Xi Exclusive Chinese state-sponsored spies have been spotted inside a global engineering firm's network, having gained initial entry using an admin portal's default credentials on...