Security News

Chinese Apple Staff Suspected of Selling Private Data (Security Week)
2017-06-08 10:32

Beijing - Chinese authorities say they have uncovered a massive underground operation run by Apple employees selling computer and phone users' personal data. read more

WannaCry Ransom Note Written by Chinese, English Speaking Authors (Threatpost)
2017-05-25 17:00

A linguistics analysis of the 28 ransom notes included with WannaCry indicate that native Chinese and English speakers wrote the original note, Flashpoint said.

Microsoft Unveils Special Version of Windows 10 For Chinese Government (The Hackers News)
2017-05-24 02:43

China is very strict about censorship, which is why the country has become very paranoid when it comes to adopting foreign technologies. The country banned Microsoft's Windows operating system on...

APT3 Linked to Chinese Ministry of State Security (Threatpost)
2017-05-17 18:52

Researchers claim that APT3, widely believed to be a China-based threat actor, is directly connected to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

Chinese hackers ordered to pay $9 million over insider trading (Help Net Security)
2017-05-11 21:02

Three Chinese citizens, who have obtained millions from illicit stock trades based on insider information they stole from two US law firms by hacking, have been ordered to give back the money...

Three Chinese Hackers Fined $9 Million for Stealing Trade Secrets (The Hackers News)
2017-05-11 11:31

Hackers won't be spared. Three Chinese hackers have been ordered to pay $8.8 million (£6.8 million) after hacking email servers of two major New York-based law firms to steal corporate merger...