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China denies Cyber Attack on the Australian Parliament
China has strictly denied the allegations put forward by the Australian parliamentarian authorities who claimed that hackers from the said region tried to break into the computer network of their parliament last week, by targeting a federal database in Canberra. Speaking to the media, Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign affairs ministry said that […]
Russia to take control of Google Search Engine results
Google has finally decided to the bow down to the demands of the Russian government after it received a penalty of $7,500 from the regulatory authority for refusing to comply with the laws regarding data security and control of search engine results. The news is out that from now on Google will not list the […]
Cyber Attack on the Australian Parliament and China suspected
Australian Security Agencies have made it official that a hacking group related to state actors has attempted to hack the computer network of the Federal Parliament in Canberra. The authorities however cleared the air that the attack was blocked in the initial stages of its propagation and so no data compromise or leak could have […]
US Intelligence feels that China and Russia are the biggest cyber threats to the US
US Intelligence has told US Senators on Tuesday that countries like China and Russia were the biggest cyber threats to their country than they have been in decades. Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence said that the change in US policies on security and trade under trump administration are influencing the American allies in […]
Chinese companies are no more interested in acquiring US Companies
The trade war which Donald Trump started with China in 2017 is said to be showing negative repercussions on the merger and acquisitions market of the United States. It’s said that the government of China is requesting companies like HNA and Anbang to invest more in the home turf in order to encourage domestic growth. […]
Apple iPhone X can be hacked
The $1200 worth of Apple iPhone X can be hacked and yes, what you’ve read is cent per cent correct! A Chinese researcher named Wish Wu claims that he can hack an iPhone X under certain conditions. But his antics won’t work with other models released by the technology giant such as iPhone XS and […]
Popular Chinese weather app collects sensitive data from users
Popular Chinese weather app has been accused of collecting huge amounts of sensitive info from its users without their consent. “Weather Forecast- World Weather Accurate Radar” is the android application in question and is reported to have a download count of nearly 10 million with over 46,000 reviews on Google Play Store. According to a […]
China puts chips on children’s school uniforms for surveillance
If you think that the China’s penchant to spy on its populace has hit a saturation point, here’s more to add to it. All schools in Southern China have been asked to implement a new rule to force children to wear micro-chipped uniforms in order to track down truants. The objective of this extensive surveillance […]
Huawei is a spy agency of the Chinese Communist Party
While China is busy refuting rumors that it launched cyber attacks on UK, US, and Canada, new speculation has emerged that the Huawei is a spy agency operating for Chinese Communist Party-as the smartphone maker wants to dominate the 21st century with its tech. Readers of Cybersecurity Insiders have to notify a fact over here […]
China blamed for Cyber Attacks on US, UK, Europe, and Canada
All these days Russia and its intelligence services were blamed for launching cyber attacks on the digital infrastructure of private and public entities operating in the West. But now, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has blamed Chinese secret services for initiating sustained cyber attacks on the west to steal business secrets and to generate political […]
