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FBI Warns Texts Between Android And iPhone Could Be Targeted By Chinese Hackers, Shares Safety Tips
FBI urged citizens to use encryption to secure their communications amid a massive Chinese cyberattack.
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China Secretly Placing Hackers To Cripple Critical US Infrastructure: Top Cyber Official
Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in US critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday.
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Australia Accuses China-Backed Hacker Group Of Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity firms backed by the Chinese authorities have been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported on Tuesday.
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UK Armed Forces Data Exposed In Suspected Chinese Cyberattack: Report
A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of all serving armed forces personnel and some veterans.
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Cyber Board Says Chinese Hack Of US Officials Was "Preventable"
The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Chinese Groups Accused Of Hacking Top US Government Officials, Military
Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from government and
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Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients.
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Microsoft, US Say Chinese Hackers Targeted 'Critical' Infrastructure; Warn Against Similar Global Attacks
State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally.
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Shares In China's Cybersecurity Firm 360 Fall After Founder's Divorce Deal
Shares in Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Technology plunged on Thursday after the firm announced that its billionaire founder Zhou Hongyi and his wife were divorcing and that he would give her a 6.25% share.
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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TikTok Faces Another Ban, EU Bodies Direct Staff to Remove App Citing Security Reasons
TikTok has been banned by EU bodies which have asked the staff to remove the too due to cybersecurity reasons. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that China's government could use its app to harvest users' data or advance its interests.
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Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe
Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings' cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Earlier this month, it was reported that a hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now se...
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China Announces Mandatory Security Reviews for Companies’ Data Exports From September 1
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Thursday that a new regulatory framework that will affect several Chinese companies will go into effect on September 1. The cyberspace regulator will enforce a compulsory security review that will determine whether large quantities of Chinese user data in the possession of a private entity can be...
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Hacker Puts 23TB Database Claimed to Contain Personal Data of Millions of Chinese Citizens for Sale
A hacker who has claimed to have stolen the data of a billion Chinese citizens has begun selling the data online. The alleged 23TB database was advertised on a forum late last month and picked up by cybersecurity experts this week. A sample of 7,50,000 entries shows citizens' names, mobile phone numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, birthdays an...
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FBI Warns Texts Between Android And iPhone Could Be Targeted By Chinese Hackers, Shares Safety Tips
FBI urged citizens to use encryption to secure their communications amid a massive Chinese cyberattack.
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China Secretly Placing Hackers To Cripple Critical US Infrastructure: Top Cyber Official
Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in US critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday.
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Australia Accuses China-Backed Hacker Group Of Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity firms backed by the Chinese authorities have been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported on Tuesday.
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UK Armed Forces Data Exposed In Suspected Chinese Cyberattack: Report
A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of all serving armed forces personnel and some veterans.
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Cyber Board Says Chinese Hack Of US Officials Was "Preventable"
The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Chinese Groups Accused Of Hacking Top US Government Officials, Military
Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from government and
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Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients.
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Microsoft, US Say Chinese Hackers Targeted 'Critical' Infrastructure; Warn Against Similar Global Attacks
State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally.
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Shares In China's Cybersecurity Firm 360 Fall After Founder's Divorce Deal
Shares in Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Technology plunged on Thursday after the firm announced that its billionaire founder Zhou Hongyi and his wife were divorcing and that he would give her a 6.25% share.
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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TikTok Faces Another Ban, EU Bodies Direct Staff to Remove App Citing Security Reasons
TikTok has been banned by EU bodies which have asked the staff to remove the too due to cybersecurity reasons. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that China's government could use its app to harvest users' data or advance its interests.
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Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe
Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings' cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Earlier this month, it was reported that a hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now se...
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China Announces Mandatory Security Reviews for Companies’ Data Exports From September 1
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Thursday that a new regulatory framework that will affect several Chinese companies will go into effect on September 1. The cyberspace regulator will enforce a compulsory security review that will determine whether large quantities of Chinese user data in the possession of a private entity can be...
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Hacker Puts 23TB Database Claimed to Contain Personal Data of Millions of Chinese Citizens for Sale
A hacker who has claimed to have stolen the data of a billion Chinese citizens has begun selling the data online. The alleged 23TB database was advertised on a forum late last month and picked up by cybersecurity experts this week. A sample of 7,50,000 entries shows citizens' names, mobile phone numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, birthdays an...
