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U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker For 2015 Anthem Data Breach
2019-05-09 21:48

The United States Justice Department today announced charges against a Chinese hacker and his hacking team member for their alleged role in the 2015 massive data breach at health insurance giant...

Chinese Hackers Behind 2015 Anthem Data Breach Indicted
2019-05-09 21:07

Two have been indicted in the 2015 massive data breach of health insurer Anthem, which compromised the data of at least 78 million customers.

Remember those stolen CIA hacking tools leaked online by the Shadow Brokers? The Chinese had them a year before
2019-05-07 19:39

Or so claims Symantec Months before CIA-built hacking tools were leaked to the public by a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, the exploit code was apparently being used by Chinese state...

Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 17:52

Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017.

Report: Chinese Hackers First to Use NSA Cyberattack Tools
2019-05-07 16:18

Symantec Report Deepens Mystery Around Lost NSA Tools and ExploitsA Chinese hacking group was using exploits and tools developed by the NSA months before the tools were released by another group,...

Report: Chinese Hackers First to Use NSA Cyber Weapons
2019-05-07 12:48

Symantec Report Deepens Mystery Around Lost NSA Tools and ExploitsA Chinese hacking group was using exploits and tools developed by the NSA months before the tools were released by another group,...

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Hacking Tools Before Shadow Brokers Leaked Them
2019-05-07 08:48

In a shocking revelation, it turns out that a hacking group believed to be sponsored by Chinese intelligence had been using some of the zero-day exploits linked to the NSA's Equation Group almost...

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Tool a Year Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 06:29

A Chinese threat actor was spotted using a tool attributed to the NSA-linked Equation Group more than one year prior to it being leaked by the mysterious Shadow Brokers, Symantec revealed on...

Sinister secret backdoor found in networking gear perfect for government espionage: The Chinese are – oh no, wait, it's Cisco again
2019-05-02 07:02

Better ban this gear from non-US core networks, right? Right on cue, Cisco on Wednesday patched a security vulnerability in some of its network switches that can be exploited by miscreants to...

Dutch Warn of 'Worrying' Russian, Chinese Cyber-Spying
2019-04-30 16:16

Russia and China are stepping up "worrying" cyber-spying activity, including last year's plot to hack the world chemical weapons watchdog, the Dutch intelligence service warned Tuesday. read more