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Alleges Singaporean infosec outfit sent feeble legal demands to hosting company, which caved Anti-censorship organization GreatFire.org has accused Singapore infosec outfit Group-IB of helping Chinese web giant Tencent to quell its activities.…
A new probe, opened two months after a €530m fine to TikTok, will investigate the tech giant’s storage of EU users’ data in China
Stories about Chinese APTs attacking the US and Canada are plentiful. In a turnabout, researchers found what they believe is a North American entity attacking a Chinese entity, thanks to a mysterious issue in Microsoft Exchange.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme
The US allege that the hacker stole critical COVID-19 research from universities at the behest of the Chinese government
A Chinese national has been arrested in Milan, Italy, for his alleged links to a state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon and for carrying out cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies
China's Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another LeakThe Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is operated by a clutch of private firms whose clients include multiple Chinese government agencies, finds analysis of leaked data by Spy Cloud. Researchers found a spreadsheet listing buyers, sellers and financial transaction details.
Shanghai Man Tied to Beijing-Backed Silk Typhoon Cyberespionage AttacksItalian police arrested Chinese national Xu Zewei, 33, based on a U.S. arrest warrant charging the Shanghai resident with participating in "Silk Typhoon" cyberespionage attacks, including targeting novel coronavirus vaccine development information from the University of Texas.
The alleged Chinese state-sponsored hacker faces multiple charges, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to protected computers.
Zewei Xu's family reportedly bemused at arrest as extradition tabled A man who US authorities allege is a member of Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage outfit Silk Typhoon was arrested in Milan last week following a tipoff from the US embassy.…
China’s Hikvision vows legal battle after Canada bans its operations, citing national security concerns
A Chinese national was arrested in Milan, Italy, last week for allegedly being linked to the state-sponsored Silk Typhoon hacking group, which responsible for cyberattacks against American organizations and government agencies. [...]