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Chinese state-backed hackers were responsible for two “malicious” digital campaigns targeting the UK’s democratic institutions and politicians, the security services have found. The UK holds China responsible for a prolonged cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission during which Beijing allegedly accessed Read More …
During the course of an intrusion investigation in late October 2023, Mandiant observed novel N-day exploitation of CVE-2023-46747 affecting F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface. Additionally, in February 2024, Mandiant researchers observed exploitation of Connectwise ScreenConnect CVE-2024-1709 by the same Read More …
China’s national security authorities publicized on Thursday a typical case of cyber ransom attacks to help raise public awareness over online blackmail and attacks from overseas, which not only affects social stability and economic development but also threatens China’s national Read More …
The CIA allegedly launched a secret operation to troll Chinese officials and turn public opinion against them through leaked intelligence and negative news on social media. Reuters reports the operation began in 2019 and was also aimed at causing paranoia Read More …
“Malvertising” is a popular way of attracting victims to malicious sites: an advertisement block is placed at the top of the search results, increasing the likelihood of users clicking the link. Sites at the top of search results also tend Read More …
A Chinese international purchasing agency has had its purchasing agency qualification revoked for serious risk of information leakage due to the company’s internal mismanagement and poor practices around managing sensitive data, the Equipment Development Department (EDD) of China’s Central Military Read More …
Are they your like-minded “online friends”? Intimate “lovers”? Caring “friends”? Helpful “good Samaritans”? Or perhaps, these are all just sweet “traps” set by espionage forces, Chinese Ministry of State Security warned the public in its latest article published on Wednesday. Read More …
China’s cybersecurity technology ranks in the “top tier” globally, and in the realm of security and defense it can now stand on par with the US, Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Qi An Xin Technology Group, told the Global Times on Read More …
On Feb. 16, 2024, someone uploaded data to GitHub that included possible internal company communications, sales-related materials and product manuals belonging to the Chinese IT security services company i-Soon, also known as Anxun Information Technology. The leaked materials appear to Read More …
China’s top anti-espionage authority warned on Friday that various smart wearable devices may become “cyber spies” used by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out espionage activities, posing a threat to national security. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Read More …
