Security News

Common Source Code Used by Multiple Chinese DDoS Platforms (Security Week)
2017-08-17 02:34

An increase in Chinese websites offering online distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities was observed after a localized version of the source code of online booters was put up for sale,...

Chinese Quantum Satellite Sends First ‘Unhackable’ Data to Earth (The Hackers News)
2017-08-10 03:28

In what appears to be the world's first quantum satellite transmission, China has successfully sent an "unbreakable" code over a long distance from an orbiting satellite to the Earth, achieving a...

Indonesia to Deport 153 Chinese for $450 Million Scam (Security Week)
2017-08-01 15:39

Indonesia will deport 153 Chinese nationals arrested for alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar cyber fraud ring targeting wealthy businessmen and politicians in China, police said Tuesday. read more

Apple Removes Some VPN Services From Chinese App Store (Security Week)
2017-07-30 12:08

Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China's "Great Firewall" from its app store in the country, the company confirmed Sunday, sparking criticism that it was bowing to...

Tesla Model X Hacked by Chinese Experts (Security Week)
2017-07-28 18:45

Security researchers from China-based tech company Tencent have once again demonstrated that they can remotely hack a Tesla. The vulnerabilities they leveraged were quickly patched by the...

Chinese Police Arrest 11 Over Fireball Adware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-26 12:33

250 Million Infections of Click-Fraud Malware Tied to Digital Marketing AgencyPolice in Beijing have arrested 11 employees of a Chinese digital marketing agency on charges that they developed and...

Over 600 Malware Samples Linked to Chinese Cyberspy Group (Security Week)
2017-07-24 12:56

A China-linked cyber espionage group tracked by security firms as Lotus Blossom, Elise, Esile and Spring Dragon has used more than 600 malware samples in its attacks over the past years, according...

Google Chrome Bans Chinese SSL Certificate Authorities WoSign and StartCom (The Hackers News)
2017-07-08 02:44

As a punishment announced last October, Google will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom with the launch of Chrome 61 for not maintaining the "high...

Hackers Target Prominent Chinese-Language News Sites (Security Week)
2017-07-06 09:25

Several prominent Chinese-language news websites that are blocked in China have been targeted in malware, phishing and reconnaissance attacks, according to a new report from the University of...

Threat Actors Target Chinese Language News Sites (Threatpost)
2017-07-05 18:56

Citizen Lab investigates the targeting of Chinese language news websites in a phishing attack that leveraged the NetWire remote access Trojan.