China
China’s WeChat gets banned by the overseas military on security worries
China-based multi-purpose and social media app WeChat has been banned by Australian Military on security grounds. Means, the said smartphone app will from now on not be used by armed forces of the said country. In an official statement released early this week, Australian government defense department said that the ban was imposed as the […]
Russia and China wondering about United States insecurity on Cyber Threats!
As soon as Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia might try to influence the 2018 US elections, Russia and China retaliated to his statement by saying that their governments have no idea on why the United States feels so insecure on Cyber Threats. Issuing an official announcement […]
Chinese Spies Cyber Attack German officials and Politicians through LinkedIn!
Bundesamt Fur Verfassungsshutz or shortly known as BFV, the German Intelligence Agency has warned all politicians and government officials of its country against cyber attacks launched by Chinese Spies. BFV issued a warning that some spies working for Chinese intelligence are sieving professional networking site ‘LinkedIn’ to gather data on at least 10,000 Germans to […]
Russia plans ‘Independent Internet’ by 2018 to launch its own Cyber Attacks
Russian Security Council met in October this year to plan for an “Independent Internet” by 2018 to protect it from global internet disruptions. However, security experts say that this plan could make it easier for the nation to launch its own attacks. A briefing on this issue says that the new internet will cover BRICS […]
China to boost Merger and Acquisition deals in the United States
Chinese enterprises are showing a lot of interest in investing in companies operating overseas- especially in the United States. And according to a survey conducted by PwC, the trend is said to become more frequent and orderly in 2018. If investment figures of the current year are taken into account, China has so far wrapped […]
Chinese firm acquires AWS assets for 2 billion Yuan!
Chinese firm Sinnet Technology has announced that it is going to acquire all the assets of Amazon Web Services (Chinese Division) for 2 billion Yuan or $301 million approximately. The assets include servers and all other IT Infrastructure based on those devices. Sources close to Cybersecurity Insiders say that the agreement on this issue has […]
Chinese hackers launch Cyber Attack on Australian Defense Contractor
A Chinese hacker or a hacking group named ‘Alf’ is said to have launched a cyber attack on an Australian Defense Contractor to access critical info about the nation’s defense secrets. Australian Federal Minister Dan Tehan has confirmed the news and said that the hacker/s had access to the network of the contractor for an […]
It’s China behind Equifax Cyber Attack!
Equifax has made an official announcement that the cybersecurity firm Mandiant has completed a review of the data breach which occurred on its database in May- June this year and has come to a conclusion on the consumers who were potentially impacted. The credit reporting firm said that the incident which was announced to the […]
NetSarang Server Software is now loaded with Chinese Spying Software!
For all those who are using NetSarang’s server management software here’s a quick security alert from Kaspersky Lab. Researchers from the said security firm have discovered a backdoor, dubbed ShadowPad in the software suite used by hundreds of banks, energy firms and pharmaceutical companies operating in the United States and around the globe. Researchers from […]
Data Security concerns make Indian Government ban Chinese Mobiles and IT Products
Indian Government has decided to impose a ban on the sale of Chinese electronics and other IT products in its country due to data security concerns from November this year. Releasing a press report on this issue recently, the government of India has asked 21 smart phone, and 7 Security Camera makers to share the […]
