Security News

Chinese Man Gets 5-Year Prison for Running 'Unauthorized' VPN Service
2017-12-22 16:48

While continuing its crackdown on services that help Chinese citizens to bypass Great Firewall, Chinese authorities have sentenced a man to five-and-a-half years in prison for selling a VPN...

Chinese Hackers Target Servers With Three Types of Malware
2017-12-22 14:08

An established Chinese crime group uses a large coordinated infrastructure to target servers running database services with three different types of malware, GuardiCore security researchers say. read more

Is Your DJI Drone a Chinese Spy? Leaked DHS Memo Suggests
2017-12-04 13:18

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently accused Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the largest drone manufacturers, of sending sensitive information about U.S....

U.S. Charges Three Chinese Hackers for Hacking Siemens, Trimble & Moody
2017-11-28 00:16

The United States Justice Department has charged three Chinese nationals for allegedly hacking Moody's Analytics economist, German electronics manufacturer Siemens, and GPS maker Trimble, and...

U.S. Indicts Chinese For Hacking Siemens, Moody’s
2017-11-27 20:51

U.S. authorities filed charges Monday against three China-based hackers for stealing sensitive information from U.S. based companies, including sensitive data from Siemens industrial groups and...

Chinese Cyberspies Deliver New Malware via CPL Files
2017-11-13 11:53

A China-linked cyber espionage group that may have been active since as early as 2010 has developed a new piece of malware that it has used in highly targeted attacks launched over the past year. read more

Cyber Attacks Targeted Interests of Billionaire Chinese Dissident
2017-10-09 14:35

Two Recent Alleged Cyber Attacks Have More to do with Politics Than Cybercrime read more

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...