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China Rejects Claim Its Spies Are Penetrating Western Critical Infrastructure

The Chinese government has rejected claims that its spies are penetrating Western infrastructure, calling the joint warning issued by the United States and its allies a “collective disinformation campaign.” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters that alerts issued …

Chinese Hackers Suspected in Tampering With Comm100’s Client-Chat Program

Suspected Chinese hackers tampered with widely used software distributed by a small Canadian customer service company, another example of a “supply chain compromise” made infamous by the hack on U.S. networking company SolarWinds. U.S. cyber-security firm CrowdStrike said in a …

Cyber Attacks Plague Taiwan After Pelosi Visit Enrages Beijing

As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a brief visit to Taiwan this week that enraged Beijing, the welcome she received from government officials and the public was in sharp contrast with a different sort of message that …

Chinese Military Reported to Be Behind Japan Cyber Attacks

China’s military is thought to have instructed a hacker group to conduct cyber attacks on nearly 200 Japanese research institutions and firms, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing unidentified people in a police investigation. The investigators found a member of China’s …

Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany

BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to access systems in Microsoft Corp.’s email software, the head of its cyber-security watchdog said on Wednesday. More than half of …

China’s Microsoft Hack, Russia’s SolarWinds Attack Threaten to Overwhelm U.S.

China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months ago have created a two-front war that threatens to overwhelm cybersecurity’s emergency responders, according to former U.S. officials and private …

Russia-Backed Hackers Behind Most Nation-State Cyber Attacks: Microsoft

Russia-based hackers are responsible for the majority of nation-state attacks on Microsoft customers, according to new data from company. Microsoft Corp. has issued 13,000 alerts about nation-state hacking attempts to its customers in the last two years, with 52% of …

U.S. Prosecutors Charge 7 in Alleged Multi-Target Chinese Hacking Scheme

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wide-ranging hacking effort that encompassed targets from video games to pro-democracy activists. Federal prosecutors said the Chinese nationals had been charged …

China-Backed Hackers ‘Targeted’ COVID-19 Vaccine Firm Moderna, Reuters Reports

Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc., a U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, this year in a bid to steal data, according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking. China on Friday rejected the accusation that hackers linked …

Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies

A Chinese government-linked hacking group that was thought to be dormant has been quietly targeting companies and government agencies for the last two years, harvesting data after stealing passwords and circumventing two-factor authentication intended to prevent such attacks, according to …