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Global Watch | How Chinese spy network has gone global with major thrust on stealing sensitive technologies
Arun Anand •All the Chinese visiting or staying outside China are now legally compelled to work for the Chinese intelligence apparatus as and when required
China on the offensive, is ramping up cyberattacks against Taiwan, warns Google
Fp Staff •Google's threat analysis division has noted a "massive increase" in Chinese-sponsored hacking campaigns targeting Taiwan in the last 6 months, with hackers adopting new, intricate and innovative tactics to cover their tracks
How 'BlackTech' hackers from China are sneaking into military, government systems all over the world
Abhishek Awasthi •BlackTech has also targeted and exploited several router manufacturers and versions. While BlackTech actors undertake operations, the numerous approaches against routers allow them to conceal configuration changes, obscure commands, and prevent logging
Japan’s top cybersecurity agency was hacked by China in 2022, but they came to know just now
Mehul Das •Chinese state sponsored hackers had access to crucial data of Japan's top cybersecurity agency. It took the Japanese 9 months to discover that their systems were compromised and that the Chinese had access to basically everything
US Ambassador to Beijing hacked in China-linked spying operation
Fp Staff •Microsoft said last week that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in its code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients.
Chinese hackers broke into the US Commerce, State Department, confirms Microsoft, US govt
Mehul Das •Chinese state-sponsored hackers have grown more sophisticated and much more capable. They recently hacked their way into the US Commerce Department and the US State Department both of which are considered some of the most difficult networks to break into
Chinese journos across world, especially women, targeted by Beijing-employed troll armies
Abhishek Awasthi •From fake escorts ad to bomb threats tied to reservations under her name, blackmailing over doctored nude pictures, catcalling, rape threats, deaths threats, fake social media accounts, Su Yutong and other journalists covering China have seen it all
Cyber attack on AIIMS originated from China, say Government sources, data now secured
Fp Staff •Given Xi Jinping’s recent aggression towards India at Tawang, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s remarks of the attack being a part of a larger conspiracy seems valid.
Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report
Fp Staff •The reasons for the attack may include gaining an increased understanding into complex systems in order to facilitate capability development for future use or gaining sufficient access across the system in preparation for future contingency operations, the report states
Push too hard and lights go out: New study points to Chinese role in Mumbai's October blackout
•Cyber attacks give another option — less devastating than a nuclear attack, but capable of giving a country a strategic and psychological edge