Tag: china
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NDSS 2025 RContainer
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Qihang Zhou (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wenzhuo Cao (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; School of Cyberspace Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Xiaoqi Jia (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Peng Liu (The Pennsylvania State University,…
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China investigates top general Zhang Youxia in rare purge of senior military leaders
A notice published Friday by state-run Xinhua News Agency said the two men, Zhang Youxia, the country’s most senior uniformed military officer, and Liu Zhenli, a top operational commander, have been placed under investigation following deliberation by the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-investigates-top-general-purge-senior-military-leaders
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China investigates top general Zhang Youxia in rare purge of senior military leaders
A notice published Friday by state-run Xinhua News Agency said the two men, Zhang Youxia, the country’s most senior uniformed military officer, and Liu Zhenli, a top operational commander, have been placed under investigation following deliberation by the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-investigates-top-general-purge-senior-military-leaders
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TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order
TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that will allow the hugely popular video-sharing application to continue operating in the U.S.The new venture, named TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in September 2025, the platform said. The…
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US Officials Urge Congress to Reauthorize Key Quantum Law
Feds Warn US May Lose Quantum Race Without Sustained Research Funding. Federal scientists told Congress that failure to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative threatens to unravel coordinated research and development progress, stall commercialization and allow China to surpass U.S. leadership as adversaries accelerate post-quantum capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/us-officials-urge-congress-to-reauthorize-key-quantum-law-a-30585
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Risky Chinese Electric Buses Spark Aussie Gov’t Review
Deployed across Australia and Europe, China’s electric buses are vulnerable to cybercriminals and sport a virtual kill switch the Chinese state could activate. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/chinese-electric-buses-aussie-govt
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pixel Zero-Click, Redis RCE, China C2s, RAT Ads, Crypto Scams & 15+ Stories
Most of this week’s threats didn’t rely on new tricks. They relied on familiar systems behaving exactly as designed, just in the wrong hands. Ordinary files, routine services, and trusted workflows were enough to open doors without forcing them.What stands out is how little friction attackers now need. Some activity focused on quiet reach and…
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China-Linked APT Exploited Sitecore Zero-Day in Critical Infrastructure Intrusion
A threat actor likely aligned with China has been observed targeting critical infrastructure sectors in North America since at least last year.Cisco Talos, which is tracking the activity under the name UAT-8837, assessed it to be a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with medium confidence based on tactical overlaps with other campaigns mounted by…
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Attacks Target Freshly Patched, Critical Fortinet Flaws
Chinese Attackers Among Those Tied to Attempted Exploits of FortiSIEM Appliances. Critical vulnerabilities in edge devices are continuing to be discovered by security researchers and rapidly targeted by attackers. Lately, this includes a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiSIEM appliances, which Chinese and other hackers began targeting just two days post-patch. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Attacks Target Freshly Patched, Critical Fortinet Flaws
Chinese Attackers Among Those Tied to Attempted Exploits of FortiSIEM Appliances. Critical vulnerabilities in edge devices are continuing to be discovered by security researchers and rapidly targeted by attackers. Lately, this includes a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiSIEM appliances, which Chinese and other hackers began targeting just two days post-patch. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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EU unveils new plans to tackle Huawei, ZTE as China alleges protectionism
A draft proposal released on Tuesday, revising the EU’s Cybersecurity Act and its Network Information Systems Directive, would see member states phase out the use of high-risk suppliers within their critical national infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-unveils-new-plans-to-tackle-huawei-zte
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EU considers whether there’s Huawei of axing Chinese kit from networks within 3 years
Still dominant in Germany’s networks, among others First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/eu_mulls_deadline_of_3_years/
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RansomHub claims alleged breach of Apple partner Luxshare
Chinese electronic manufacturer and Apple partner Luxshare Precision Industry has allegedly been breached by affiliates of the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service outfit. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/luxshare-data-breach-apple-ransomhub/
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Cybersicherheit: China warnt vor Konsequenzen wegen EU-Plänen
Die EU will ihre Cybersicherheit verbessern, um besser gegen Angriffe geschützt zu sein. Ein Gesetzesvorschlag aus Brüssel verärgert China. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cybersicherheit-china-warnt-vor-konsequenzen-wegen-eu-plaenen-2601-204447.html
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EU-Kommission will Huawei und ZTE aus Netzen verbannen
Tags: 5G, china, cyberattack, cyersecurity, germany, infrastructure, ransomware, risk, usa, vulnerabilityDie EU-Kommission will chinesische Hersteller wie Huawei und ZTE aus europäischen Mobilfunknetzen verbannen, um die Cybersicherheit zu verbessern.Die EU-Kommission will umstrittene Anbieter von Netzwerktechnik künftig in Deutschland und anderen EU-Staaten verbieten können. Bei dem Vorschlag dürfte es insbesondere um chinesische Technologiefirmen wie Huawei und ZTE gehen. Hintergrund ist die Sorge vor Sabotage und Spionage durch…
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Germany and Israel Pledge Cybersecurity Alliance
Berlin Readies Legislation Authorizing More Aggressive Stance in Cyberspace. Germany wants to drastically step up defenses against cyberattacks from foes such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, and it’s looking to key ally Israel for lessons and cooperation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-israel-pledge-cybersecurity-alliance-a-30568
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Europe Readies Law to Eject Chinese Equipment From Telecoms
Revised Cybersecurity Act Would Also Boost ENISA. Countries across the EU could be forced to kick Chinese telecom manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE out of their critical infrastructure supply chains, under a far-reaching proposal published by the European Commission on Tuesday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/europe-readies-law-to-eject-chinese-equipment-from-telecoms-a-30566
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Europe Readies Law to Eject Chinese Equipment From Telecoms
Revised Cybersecurity Act Would Also Boost ENISA. Countries across the EU could be forced to kick Chinese telecom manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE out of their critical infrastructure supply chains, under a far-reaching proposal published by the European Commission on Tuesday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/europe-readies-law-to-eject-chinese-equipment-from-telecoms-a-30566
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$12B Scam Market Tudou Guarantee Shuts Down
Telegram-Based Marketplace Closes After Prince Group Founder’s Arrest. Telegram marketplace Tudou Guarantee, which processed over $12 billion in fraud transactions, has ceased operations following the arrest of Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi, who was extradited to China in January. Elliptic said it was the third-largest illicit marketplace of all time. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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$12B Scam Market Tudou Guarantee Shuts Down
Telegram-Based Marketplace Closes After Prince Group Founder’s Arrest. Telegram marketplace Tudou Guarantee, which processed over $12 billion in fraud transactions, has ceased operations following the arrest of Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi, who was extradited to China in January. Elliptic said it was the third-largest illicit marketplace of all time. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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VoidLink Debuts AI-Assisted, Server-Side Kernel Compilation Rootkit Technique
On January 13, 2026, Check Point Research published its analysis of VoidLink, a Chinese-developed Linux malware framework designed to target cloud environments. Following this disclosure, the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) examined VoidLink’s binaries to understand its loader chain, rootkit internals, and control mechanisms. VoidLink’s most significant innovation addresses a persistent challenge in Linux malware:…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 559 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. UkraineGermany operation targets Black Basta, Russian leader wanted China-linked APT UAT-8837 targets North American critical infrastructure…
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China-linked APT UAT-8837 targets North American critical infrastructure
Cisco Talos says a China-linked group, tracked as UAT-8837, has targeted North American critical infrastructure since last year. Cisco Talos reports that threat group UAT-8837, likely linked to China, has targeted critical infrastructure in North America since at least last year. The activity shows tactics overlapping with known China-linked clusters. >>Cisco Talos is closely tracking…
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Kein Umsatz für Nvidia Update – – China soll den Import von H200-GPUs untersagt haben
Nvidia darf H200 nach China ausliefern. Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, Testreihen von Drittanbietern und andere Dinge sollen Missbrauch verhindern. First seen on computerbase.de Jump to article: www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/nvidia-h200-nach-china-sicherheitsmassnahmen-vorab-tests-und-mehr-auferlegt.95790
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China-Linked APT Exploits Sitecore Zero-Day in Attacks on American Critical Infrastructure
A threat actor likely aligned with China has been observed targeting critical infrastructure sectors in North America since at least last year.Cisco Talos, which is tracking the activity under the name UAT-8837, assessed it to be a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with medium confidence based on tactical overlaps with other campaigns mounted by…
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Insider risk in an age of workforce volatility
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, backdoor, backup, china, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, governance, government, identity, jobs, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustEarly warnings: The machine as insider risk/threat: These dynamics are not emerging in a vacuum. They represent the culmination of warnings that have been building for years.As early as 2021, in my CSO opinion piece “Device identity: The overlooked insider threat,” Rajan Koo (then chief customer officer at DTEX Systems, now CTO) observed: “There needs…
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Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways
Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company disclosed that it had been exploited as a zero-day by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686.The vulnerability, tracked as…
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Chinese spies used Maduro’s capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies
What’s next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/chinese_spies_used_maduros_capture/
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Chinese hackers targeting ‘high value’ North American critical infrastructure, Cisco says
Chinese hackers successfully breached multiple critical infrastructure organizations in North America over the last year using a combination of compromised credentials and exploitable servers, researchers at Cisco Talos found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-hackers-apt-cisco-talos
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Trump Renominates Sean Plankey to Lead CISA
Former NSC Cyber Adviser Renominated to Lead CISA Amid Ongoing Senate Gridlock. The White House has renominated Sean Plankey to head CISA, reviving a stalled bid hindered by Senate holds and demands to release a report on telecom sector threats linked to China, as the agency continues to operate without a permanent director amid rising…