Tag: Chinese spies
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The Register: Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/privacy_dead_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid Feedly Summary: From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there’s no escape Opinion I was going to write a story about how Amazon is no longer even pretending to respect your privacy. But, really, why bother?……
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The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…
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The Register: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/who_is_ddosing_you_competitors/ Source: The Register Title: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users Feedly Summary: Plus: ‘Largest-ever’ duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still cause a…
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The Register: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/chinese_spies_targeted_sanctions_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid Feedly Summary: OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department’s workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government office responsible for sanctions against organizations and individuals.… AI…
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The Register: US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/18/us_govt_probes_tplink_routers/ Source: The Register Title: US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk Feedly Summary: It could end up like Huawei -Trump’s gonna get ya, get ya, get ya The Feds may ban the sale of TP-Link routers in the US over ongoing national security concerns about Chinese-made devices being used…
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The Register: Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm’s network via legacy IT
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/chinese_spies_found_on_us_hq_firm_network/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm’s network via legacy IT Feedly Summary: Getting sloppy, Xi Exclusive Chinese state-sponsored spies have been spotted inside a global engineering firm’s network, having gained initial entry using an admin portal’s default credentials on an IBM AIX server.… AI Summary and…