Security News

Researchers Link CCleaner Attack to State-sponsored Chinese Hackers
2017-10-03 15:18

The sophisticated supply chain attack that resulted in millions of users downloading a backdoored version of the popular CCleaner PC software utility was the work of state-sponsored Chinese...

Trump Blocks Chinese Acquisition of U.S. Semiconductor Firm
2017-09-15 12:56

President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked attempts by a Chinese state-owned firm to acquire an American semiconductor manufacturer on national security concerns, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. read more

Chinese Man Jailed For Selling VPNs that Bypass Great Firewall (The Hackers News)
2017-09-05 02:36

In an effort to continue its crackdown on VPNs, Chinese authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man for selling VPN software on the Internet. China's Supreme Court has sentenced Deng Jiewei from...

Chinese government’s latest crack against online anonymity (Help Net Security)
2017-08-28 19:13

The Chinese government is dead-set on making it so that all online interactions can be tied to a specific user. The latest move towards this goal came on Friday, when the Cyberspace Administration...

Chinese Man Allegedly Tied to OPM Breach Malware Arrested (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-25 13:48

Sakula Malware Used in Both Anthem and Office of Personnel Management BreachesThe FBI has arrested Chinese national Yu Pingan on charges that he was a "malware broker" for a remote-access Trojan...

Chinese National Charged With U.S. Hacking (Security Week)
2017-08-25 13:36

The FBI has charged a Chinese national with using malicious software widely linked to a devastating hack of government databases that saw the personal information of millions of federal workers...

Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 17:28

More than 500 Android mobile apps have been removed from Google Play after it was discovered that an embedded advertising SDK called Igenix could be leveraged to quietly install spyware on devices.

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