China
China to strongly retaliate US Cyber Attacks
A report published on Monday by China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) says that a major portion of cyber attacks which took place in 2018 on Chinese Networks came from the borders of United States. The report also includes a warning which says that China is prepared to launch retaliated cyber attacks […]
China to ditch Microsoft Windows and products to retaliate Huawei ban in the US
As the trade war between the United States and China is soaring day by day, Beijing is planning to ban Microsoft Windows and related products completely in its country from September this year. The move came when Chinese intelligence has learned that United States military could be spying on the military network of President Xi […]
NSA hacking tools were stolen by China and used to launch cyber attacks
In a startling revelation made by New York Times(NYT) early today, China is now facing a new allegation of stealing hacking tools from National Security Agency and using them against American allies and private firms operating in Europe and Asia. Thus, the new allegation put forward by the American media resource clearly suggests that the […]
Google bans apps developed by Chinese company Baidu
Google has made it official that it will be blocking over 100 apps developed by Chinese company ‘Do Global’ which is partly owned by internet service provider Baidu. The Alphabet subsidiary came to this decision after its security engineers reported that the applications developed by ‘Do Global’ and having over 600 million installs on their […]
Hong Kong’s Amnesty International hit by China’s APT Groups Cyber Attack
London based Amnesty International’s Hong Kong is reported to be reigning under the cyber attack from years and Chinese APT Group is suspected to be behind the campaign. The attack was discovered amidst growing concerns over Chinese global dominance in telecommunication networks- especially after the ban on Huawei’s 5G network equipment supply to different countries. […]
Chinese intelligence is funding Huawei says US Intelligence
Chinese Telecom giant Huawei which is already facing a lot of flak from western countries for conducting espionage through its 5G equipment supply has received a new allegation from the CIA of the United States. The US Intelligence says that the telecom equipment manufacturer & supplier is reportedly receiving some secret funding from Chinese intelligence […]
Grindr Dating app acquisition by Chinese firm raises data security concerns
Cybersecurity experts of the UK argue that the purchase of Grindr dating app by a Chinese firm might raise data security concerns as it might expose the user data to potential hackers and Chinese intelligence. Remember these concerns have started amid the US probe that the acquisition of the gay dating app by a Beijing […]
China’s surveillance system bans the US raised actress Michelle Ye Xuan
China’s social credit system which can be termed as a threat to the privacy of the populace has recently banned the US raised actress Michelle Ye Xuan from leaving the borders of Beijing. News is out that the actress was banned from traveling as she was blacklisted by the social credit system without her understanding. […]
Google trending Cyber Attack news headlines
Currently, the news which is hitting google headlines when it comes to cyber attacks is the Symantec’s latest blog post which says that it has identified hacking group ‘Whitefly’ as a source which targeted Singapore’s health care services provider SingHealth in between June- July 2018. Symantec’s Blog post says that the said hacking group has […]
Maritime research stolen by Chinese hackers from 27 US Universities
The Wall Street Journal(WSG) reports that a hacking group from China has reportedly stolen Maritime research data from over 27 US Universities which includes the University of Hawaii, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) and the University of Washington. News is out that the hackers were specifically interested in siphoning data related to the use of artificial […]
