Security News

US sanctions Chinese firm for hacking firewalls in ransomware attacks
2024-12-10 16:37

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S....

Chinese hackers use Visual Studio Code tunnels for remote access
2024-12-10 11:00

Chinese hackers targeting large IT service providers in Southern Europe were seen abusing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) tunnels to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. [...]

How Chinese insiders are stealing data scooped up by President Xi's national surveillance system
2024-12-08 17:00

'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg Feature Chinese tech company employees and government workers are siphoning off user data and selling it online - and even...

Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
2024-12-06 01:03

Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures...

U.S. org suffered four month intrusion by Chinese hackers
2024-12-05 22:15

A large U.S. organization with significant presence in China has been reportedly breached by China-based threat actors who persisted on its networks from April to August 2024. [...]

Researchers Uncover 4-Month Cyberattack on U.S. Firm Linked to Chinese Hackers
2024-12-05 11:00

A suspected Chinese threat actor targeted a large U.S. organization earlier this year as part of a four-month-long intrusion. According to Broadcom-owned Symantec, the first evidence of the...

Chinese hackers breached T-Mobile's routers to scope out network
2024-11-27 16:53

T-Mobile says the Chinese "Salt Typhoon" hackers who recently compromised its systems as part of a series of telecom breaches first hacked into some of its routers to explore ways to navigate...

Chinese Hackers Use GHOSTSPIDER Malware to Hack Telecoms Across 12+ Countries
2024-11-26 10:19

The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Estries has been observed using a previously undocumented backdoor called GHOSTSPIDER as part of its attacks targeting Southeast Asian...

Chinese hackers target Linux with new WolfsBane malware
2024-11-21 20:06

A new Linux backdoor called 'WolfsBane' has been discovered, believed to be a port of Windows malware used by the Chinese 'Gelsemium' hacking group. [...]

Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest
2024-11-21 17:20

Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal' The Danish military has confirmed it is tracking a Chinese ship that is under...