Security News

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

Apple Removes Some VPN Services From Chinese App Store (Security Week)
2017-07-30 12:08

Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China's "Great Firewall" from its app store in the country, the company confirmed Sunday, sparking criticism that it was bowing to...

Tesla Model X Hacked by Chinese Experts (Security Week)
2017-07-28 18:45

Security researchers from China-based tech company Tencent have once again demonstrated that they can remotely hack a Tesla. The vulnerabilities they leveraged were quickly patched by the...

Chinese Police Arrest 11 Over Fireball Adware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-26 12:33

250 Million Infections of Click-Fraud Malware Tied to Digital Marketing AgencyPolice in Beijing have arrested 11 employees of a Chinese digital marketing agency on charges that they developed and...