India-China relations will define the IoT landscape in 2023
Tensions between two of the biggest producers of connected (IoT) devices are coming to a head, and will be changing the IoT landscape in …
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China aims to grow local infosec industry by 30 percent a year, to $22 billion by 2025
China’s government has declared the nation’s information security industry needs to grow – fast. A document with the catchy title of …
US think tank says China would probably lose if it tries to invade Taiwan
Three years from now, hypothetically, China launches an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. It does not go well, according to a top Washington …
Ex-GE engineer gets two years in prison after stealing turbine tech for China
An ex-General Electric engineer has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of stealing the US giant’s turbine …
Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India
Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42 …
The New Deepfake Regulations in China Raise Multiple Issues
From January 20, 2023, new regulations regarding deepfake will be in place in China. Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) declared that …
China lays out ground rules to stem deepfake abuse
Effective from January 10 next year, the new law requires anyone offering “deep synthesis” technology and services, including deepfakes and …
Citrix patches critical ADC flaw the NSA says is already under attack from China
The China-linked crime gang APT5 is already attacking a flaw in Citrix’s Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway products that …
Cyber Extortion Growing Exponentially in Africa, Middle East and China, Finds Orange
Cyber extortion remains a top threat, but its geographical reach is shifting, Orange Cyberdefense (OCD) found in the Security Navigator …
How Xi Jinping leveled-up China’s hacking teams
Written by Dakota Cary Nov 21, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP From the early 2000s to 2015, China’s hacking teams caused havoc for private companies …
42,000 phishing domains discovered masquerading as popular brands
Security researchers at Cyjax have uncovered a highly sophisticated and large scale phishing campaign in which the threat actors used as …
Research sector targeted in new spear phishing attack using Google Drive
According to Trend Micro researchers, a Chinese government-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group has launched spear-phishing …
China-linked APT Billbug breached a certificate authority in Asia
A suspected China-linked APT group breached a digital certificate authority in Asia as part of a campaign aimed at government agencies …
Researchers Say China State-backed Hackers Breached a Digital Certificate Authority
A suspected Chinese state-sponsored actor breached a digital certificate authority as well as government and defense agencies located in …