Cybersecurity

Lithuania warns China has ramped up espionage campaigns

China has escalated its intelligence сampaigns against Lithuania, recruiting local spies and using cyber tools to gather information on the country’s internal affairs and foreign policy, according to a new report released by Lithuanian security services. Their activity in the country’s cyberspace has especially increased since 2021 when Lithuania announced the opening of the Taiwanese […]

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China Targets US Hacking Ops in Media Offensive

China has escalated its media campaign alleging US hacking operations, following condemnation from the US, UK and EU in July 2021 over Chinese cyber activities. According to a report published by cybersecurity experts at SentinelLabs today, this offensive strategy involves cooperation between Chinese cybersecurity firms, government agencies and state media to amplify accusations against the […]

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‘No evidence’ of foreign election interference in 2022 US midterms, spy agencies say

Both Russia and China attempted to influence the 2022 U.S. midterms but did not successfully hack into the country’s election infrastructure or otherwise disrupt voting, the U.S. intelligence community said on Monday. “We have no evidence that any detected activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election […]

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Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

Enlarge Getty Images A prolific espionage hacking group with ties to China spent over two years looting the corporate network of NXP, the Netherlands-based chipmaker whose silicon powers security-sensitive components found in smartphones, smartcards, and electric vehicles, a news outlet has reported. The intrusion, by a group tracked under names including “Chimera” and “G0114,” lasted […]

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Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2023 The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the China Energy Engineering Corporation to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) […]

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Indian Hack-for-Hire Group Targeted U.S., China, and More for Over 10 Years

An Indian hack-for-hire group targeted the U.S., China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kuwait, and other countries as part of a wide-ranging espionage, surveillance, and disruptive operation for over a decade. The Appin Software Security (aka Appin Security Group), according to an in-depth analysis from SentinelOne, began as an educational startup offering offensive security training programs, while carrying […]

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Canada: Lawmakers Targeted by China-Linked ‘Spamouflage’ Disinformation

Canada on Monday warned of a “Spamouflage” disinformation campaign linked to China that used waves of online posts and deepfake videos manipulated to try to disparage and discredit Canadian lawmakers. The Global Affairs department said in a statement it had “detected a ‘Spamouflage’ campaign connected to the People’s Republic of China.” The bot network, according […]