Tag: china
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Salt Typhoon breach: Chinese APT compromises U.S. Army National Guard network
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. Army National Guard unit’s network, accessed configs, and intercepted communications with other units. A DoD report warns that China-nexus hacking group Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network from March to December 2024. The APT stole network configs, admin credentials, and data exchanged with units…
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Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Infiltrated US National Guard Network for Almost a Year
The Department of Defense (DoD) revealed that an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, known as Salt Typhoon and publicly identified as Chinese state-sponsored actors, had successfully penetrated a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network in a major increase in cyberthreats. This compromise spanned from March 2024 to December 2024, enabling potential exfiltration of sensitive military…
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Angriff aus China: Hacker waren monatelang im Netz der US-Nationalgarde
Die Angriffe der Hackergruppe Salt Typhoon auf die USA reichen weiter als bisher angenommen. Auch die US-Nationalgarde soll betroffen sein. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/angriff-aus-china-hacker-waren-monatelang-im-netz-der-us-nationalgarde-2507-198161.html
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Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data
Researchers warned that Chinese residents, and visitors to China, should be aware of the tool’s existence and the risks it poses. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/chinese-authorities-are-using-a-new-tool-to-hack-seized-phones-and-extract-data/
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Krass: Microsoft lässt die Cloud des US-Verteidigungsministeriums durch chinesische Software-Ingenieure warten
Es ist eine “Bombe”, die ProPublica da gerade gezündet hat. Microsoft setzt Ingenieure in China ein, um die Computersysteme der Cloud des US-Verteidigungsministeriums zu warten. Es erfolgt nur eine minimale Überwachung durch schlecht qualifiziertes amerikanisches Personal. Microsoft hat bisher alle … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/07/16/krass-microsoft-laesst-die-cloud-des-us-verteidigungsministeriums-durch-chinesische-software-ingenieure-warten/
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Altered Telegram App Steals Chinese Users’ Android Data
Using more than 600 domains, attackers entice Chinese-speaking victims to download a vulnerable Telegram app that is nearly undetectable on older versions of Android. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/telegram-app-chinese-users-android-data
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Trump Lifts Nvidia Chip Restrictions to China, Raising Concerns
Analysts Warn White House Chip Reversal Threatens US AI Dominance. President Donald Trump has reportedly reversed a U.S. policy restricting Nvidia chips critical to artificial intelligence technology development from being exported to China in a move that experts say could undercut the U.S. lead in the burgeoning emerging technology market. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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NSA: Volt Typhoon was ‘not successful’ at persisting in critical infrastructure
“The good news” is that China’s Volt Typhoon hacking campaign “really failed,” an NSA official said at a cyber conference in New York. An FBI official also described an incident of “true cyberwarfare” with the Flax Typhoon group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-typhoon-hackers-nsa-fbi-response
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U.S. pushes back on China, invests in rare earth resources
Tags: chinaU.S. officials are increasingly concerned about China’s dominance over critical minerals used in advanced technologies. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366627542/US-pushes-back-on-China-invests-in-rare-earth-resources
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China-Built SafeLine WAF Gains Global Popularity Among Startups Homelabs
Beijing, China, 14th July 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/china-built-safeline-waf-gains-global-popularity-among-startups-homelabs/
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Spain awarded Euro12.3 million in contracts to Huawei
Spain gives Huawei wiretap contracts, sparking concerns over potential Chinese government access due to Huawei’s links to Beijing. The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has awarded Euro12.3 million ($14.3 million) contracts to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, raising concerns about potential Chinese government access due to the…
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Pentagon snaps up ownership stake in America’s only rare earths mine
Rare earth metals are vital to electronics, and most of them are mined in China First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/pentagon_ownership_us_rare_earth_mine/
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DPC Investigates TikTok Over Transfer of EU User Data to China
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a formal inquiry into TikTok Technology Limited, scrutinizing the company’s practices regarding the transfer and storage of European Economic Area (EEA) users’ personal data to servers in China. This development stems from discrepancies uncovered in a prior investigation concluded on April 30, 2025, where TikTok asserted that EEA…
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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from Douyin, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote (aka Xiaohongshu), Weibo, Douyin, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China.The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) and the…
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DeepSeek a threat to national security, warns Czech cyber agency
The AI products from Chinese company DeepSeek present unacceptable national security risks, Czechia said in banning the software from government use. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/deepseek-security-czech-cyber-agency-warning
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company’s products and services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spain-awards-contracts-huawei-intelligence-agency-wiretaps
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Chinese censorship-busters claim Tencent is trying to kill its WeChat archive
Alleges Singaporean infosec outfit sent feeble legal demands to hosting company, which caved First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/greatfire_alleges_tencent_legal_attack/
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Weaponized Termius App Delivers Latest ZuRu Malware to macOS Users
A sophisticated variant of the macOS.ZuRu malware, first identified by a Chinese blogger in July 2021, has resurfaced with a new method of attack targeting macOS users through a trojanized version of the popular cross-platform SSH client Termius. Initially spread via poisoned Baidu search results for tools like iTerm2, SecureCRT, and Microsoft Remote Desktop for…
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TikTok’s Handling of EU User Data in China Comes Under Scrutiny Again
A new probe, opened two months after a Euro530m fine to TikTok, will investigate the tech giant’s storage of EU users’ data in China First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tiktok-handling-eu-user-data-china/
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North American APT Uses Exchange Zero-Day to Attack 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. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/north-american-apt-exchange-zero-day-attacks-china
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hacker Charged Over COVID-19 Research Theft
The US allege that the hacker stole critical COVID-19 research from universities at the behest of the Chinese government First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-state-hacker-charged-covid/
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Chinese Hacker Linked to Silk Typhoon Charged With Stealing COVID Data
A 33-year-old Chinese national linked to the Silk Typhoon espionage group was arrested in Italy on a U.S. warrant that accuses him of conspiring with others in hacks of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine researchers and exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to steal information for the Chinese government. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/chinese-hacker-linked-to-silk-typhoon-charged-with-stealing-covid-data/
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Suspected contractor for China’s Hafnium group arrested in Italy
U.S. authorities charged the man and a co-conspirator with hacking COVID-19 researchers and kicking off a cyberattack spree targeting Microsoft Exchange servers.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/suspected-contractor-for-chinas-hafnium-group-arrested-in-italy/752533/
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US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers
Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/us-government-confirms-arrest-of-chinese-national-accused-of-stealing-covid-research-and-mass-hacking-email-servers/
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US Announces Arresting Chinese Hacker Linked to HAFNIUM Group
A Chinese state-sponsored hacker, Xu Zewei, 33, has been arrested for his alleged role in the widespread HAFNIUM cyber attacks and theft of COVID-19 research. Learn about the charges and China’s Ministry of State Security involvement. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-arresting-chinese-hacker-linked-to-hafnium-group/
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The 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. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The 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. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
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 Treasury said Song Kum Hyok, a 38-year-old North Korean national with an address in the Chinese province of…