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Cash-for-intel tradecraft continues to concern intelligence officials years after it was first spotted
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Cash-for-intel tradecraft continues to concern intelligence officials years after it was first spotted
Staff Working on China, Intel, Military Oversight Targeted in Espionage OperationU.S. officials are probing a suspected Chinese cyber campaign tied to Salt Typhoon that breached congressional staff email systems supporting national security committees, exposing sensitive discussions and raising concerns about unclassified federal network defenses.
Sen. Mark Warner Says Talk of Oracle's Involvement Worrisome Due to Recent BreachesSpeculation about software giant Oracle being a top contender to take over social media platform TikTok from China-based ByteDance is especially concerning considering Oracle's two recent data breaches, said the co-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee in a letter to the Trump administration.
Manufacturers May Have to Reassess Product Strategy to Maintain Competitive EdgeDeepSeek's entry into the AI market triggered a ripple effect, with a potential major impact on chipmakers. Shares of Nvidia, AMD and Intel took a hit immediately after the Chinese model's release and is forcing these silicon stalwarts to reassessment of their product strategies.
OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department's workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government office responsible for sanctions against organizations and individuals.…
As TSMC defends itself against report it may have helped Huawei Tesla has denied it was involved in illegal-map making activities in China after Beijing asserted an unnamed foreign firm working on a smart car project had done so – and even stolen state secrets – through a collaboration with a local business.…
Chipzilla says it obeys the law ... which could mean anything Intel has responded to Chinese claims that its chips include security backdoors at the direction of America's NSA.…
Chipzilla uses WeChat post to defend record of following local laws Intel has roundly rebutted Chinese accusations that its chips include security backdoors at the direction of the US National Security Agency (NSA).…
Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain't so A Chinese industry group has accused Intel of backdooring its CPUs, in addition to other questionable security practices while calling for an investigation into the chipmaker, claiming its products pose "serious risks to national security."…
The most popular office software suite in China actually has two critical vulnerabilities, which allowed hackers the opportunity for remote code execution. Time to patch.
Annual conference of cyber intel unit shows UK's alarm over China blaring louder than ever Regular attendees of CYBERUK, the annual conference hosted by British intelligence unit the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will know that in addition to the expected conference panels, there is usually an interwoven theme to proceedings.…
But China's the most technologically advanced Interview China remains the biggest cyber threat to the US government, America's critical infrastructure, and its private-sector networks, the nation's intelligence community has assessed.…
China and Russia Strain an 'Increasingly Fragile Global Order'Authoritarian countries are seizing on technological advances to sway the global balance during a time of increased geopolitical fragility, U.S. intelligence agencies warned in an annual threat assessment. Generative artificial intelligence and biotechnology have high potential for shifting power.
Also: China's 'got a bigger hacking program than that of every major nation combined' Nearly all of the FBI's technical intelligence on malicious "cyber actors" in the first half of this year was obtained via Section 702 searches, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray.…
‘Intel inside’ a suspiciously baggy t-shirt gave the game away, as did a truckload of parts International Talk Like a Pirate Day is still months away – circle September 19th on your calendar, me hearties! – but The Register has found news of technology smuggling in China that suggests a buccaneering approach to imports.…
The state-sponsored group particularly targets organizations working on behalf of the Uyghurs, Tibet, and Taiwan, looking to gather intel that could lead to human-rights abuses, researchers say.
They're using the invasion 'to take aim at the usual adversaries,' Mandiant told The Reg Pro-Beijing and Iran miscreants are using the war in Ukraine to spread disinformation that supports these countries' political interests — namely, advancing anti-Western narratives – according to threat-intel experts at Mandiant.…