Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?
Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.
A new Chinese hacking campaign is threatening U.S. critical infrastructure, again
The Chinese government is running another broad campaign to hack as many American organizations as possible — heightening the threat across critical infrastructure. Why it matters: The new hacking campaign suggests China could hold more expansive power to turn off key U.
US FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says
U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon" and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
Vast Chinese Hacking Operation of U.S. Consumer Tech Busted
FBI Director Chris Wray warned that this is just one round in a larger cyber conflict with Chinese-backed actors.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure
It’s the latest tit-for-tat in the often-tense relations between US and China in cyberspace. The US government has long warned that another Chinese government-backed hacking group has been ...
FBI Disrupts Major Chinese Hacking Group 'Flax Typhoon'
The FBI has disrupted a significant Chinese hacking group known as 'Flax Typhoon,' reclaiming thousands of compromised devices. The group, linked to a Chinese company posing as an IT firm, was involved in intelligence collection for Chinese security agencies.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure
CNN has requested comment from the company.The Chinese tech firm is “involved in many of China’s most important programs and efforts to improve its hacking capabilities,” Dakota Cary ...
FBI Interrupts Chinese Hackers Targeting Consumer Devices
The Flax Typhoon campaign used malware it put on cameras, video recorders and home and office routers, to create a massive network of infected computers and commit cybercrimes, the agency says.
China-Linked Attack Hits 260,000 Devices, FBI Confirms
FBI reports a massive China-linked cyberattack that compromised 260,000 devices, highlighting severe security concerns for organizations globally.
FBI Disrupted China-Backed Operation That Hacked 260,000 Consumer Devices
The hackers, known as 'Flax Typhoon,' managed to build a botnet used to target government agencies and infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad
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Congress' biggest China hacking fears are sitting at shipping ports across the U.S.
Chinese-manufactured cargo cranes are sounding alarm bells in D.C. about state-backed espionage and cyber threats. Why it ...
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FBI Director Wray says bureau stopped second Chinese hacking group
The FBI has disrupted a second Chinese hacking group, recovering thousands ... have previously linked the Volt Typhoon hackers to China and Wray said the effort is connected to U.S.-Chinese ...
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US FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group, director says
A previously known hacking group dubbed “Volt Typhoon” has been the subject ... U.S. officials have said it is a ...
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China hits out at US and UK over cyber hack claims
China has hit back at accusations from the US and UK that it is behind a state hacking operation targeting millions of people in Western countries. A foreign ministry spokesperson said Washington ...
Biden admin to prepare ban on Chinese car software to prevent hacking
Lael Brainard, director of the White House's National Economic Council, is set to speak Monday in Detroit about the Biden ...
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Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII
The devices undoubtedly were used by the Chinese government to attempt to obtain not only the personally identifiable ...
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China Using Powerful Hacking Firms to Run Its Espionage War
China's cyberespionage campaigns, viewed as an extension of the communist regime's wider geopolitical moves, rely on civilian ...
US charges employee of Chinese aerospace giant with hacking Nasa, US military
Song Wu, a Chinese national, is charged in Atlanta, Georgia with 14 counts of wire fraud and 14 counts of aggravated identity ...