Security News

Chinese Hackers Find Over a Dozen Vulnerabilities in BMW Cars
2018-05-23 07:03

Chinese security researchers have discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the onboard compute units of BMW cars, some of which can be exploited remotely to compromise a vehicle. The...

Pentagon orders military exchanges to pull Chinese smartphones over security risks
2018-05-08 11:22

Huawei and ZTE are already telephones non gratae, tied too close for comfort to the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army back home.

Report: Chinese Actors Steal Code-Signing Certificates
2018-05-07 11:03

ProtectWise Says Group's Mistakes Proved Helpful During InvestigationSecurity vendor ProtectWise says a series of operating mistakes has allowed it to gain insight into a group, believed to be...

Researchers Link Several State-Sponsored Chinese Spy Groups
2018-05-07 05:21

Researchers have discovered links between several cyber espionage groups believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government and found that at least some of them may be working from the Xicheng...

Power spike leads Chinese police to 600-machine mining rig
2018-04-26 05:24

Six Bitcoiners cuffed for electricity heist Chinese media is reporting the seizure of 600 Bitcoin miners in the northern municipality of Tianjin, on the grounds of electricity theft.…

Chinese web giant finds Windows zero-day, stays shtum on specifics
2018-04-23 01:36

Quihoo 360 plays the responsible disclosure game Chinese company Quihoo 360 says it's found a Windows zero-day in the wild, but because it's notified Microsoft, it's not telling anyone else how it works.…

Apple Moves iCloud Data and Encryption Keys for Chinese Users to China
2018-02-28 16:18

Apple has finally agreed to open a new Chinese data center next month to comply with the country's latest controversial data protection law. Apple will now move the cryptographic keys of its...

Human trafficking victims forced to defraud Chinese computer users
2018-01-23 12:30

Late last week, the Croatian police executed a coordinated raid on two houses where 59 individuals were confined and forced into defrauding Chinese and Taiwanese computer and smartphone users...

Article from a Former Chinese PLA General on Cyber Sovereignty
2018-01-17 12:23

Interesting article by Major General Hao Yeli, Chinese People's Liberation Army (ret.), a senior advisor at the China International Institute for Strategic Society, Vice President of China...