Tag: cyber security

Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: Expert
8Mar By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: Expert

A cyber security specialist has said that approximately 30,000 organizations in the United States, including local governments, have been hacked in recent days by an "unusually aggressive" Chinese cyber-espionage campaign.According to a post by Brian Krebs on his cyber security news website, the campaign has exploited recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange software, stealing email and infecting computer servers with tools that let attackers take control remotely."This is an active threat," White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said when asked about the situation during a press briefing. "Everyone running these servers needs to act now to patch them. We are concerned that there are a large number of victims," she added.After Microsoft released patches for the vulnerabilities, atta...
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Chinese launch covert cyber-attacks on India: Report
20Dec By Mike TrudellNo Comments
China, World

Chinese launch covert cyber-attacks on India: Report

A cybersecurity think tank has claimed that Chinese hackers from Guangdong and Henan provinces targeted online shoppers during the festive months of October and November, the peak sale season in India.According to CyberPeace Foundation, these hackers created fake URLs disguised as offers by Flipkart and Amazon and lured the netizens to click on them with bogus prizes. These links were disseminated through WhatsApp targeting many online shoppers in India.“The modus operandi of the hackers involved imitating the actual sale campaigns of e-commerce such as Flipkart and Amazon to make them look more credible,” the foundation in its report said.The report said that although the festive season sale was a success for Indian e-commerce companies, the opportunity was used by hackers to target milli...
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Illegal activities of Nepal PM’s IT consultant get government amnesty: Report
6Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Illegal activities of Nepal PM’s IT consultant get government amnesty: Report

A recent report has revealed that Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's IT consultant, Asgar Ali has been involved in “illegal business” ranging from collecting information illegally to hacking news portals.A report by news portal Kharbarhub.com, citing security sources, said, "Ali's company has used the same server and the same IP from the PM's office to banks and other organizations while grabbing most of the IT contracts of the government.”The report further stated that most of Ali's companies are involved in the contract of more than Rs 20 billion besides involvement in illegal transactions with alien forces, mainly China, to capture the digital domain."Ali, most likely, has some connection with the Chinese and the controversial Huawei Company," the source was quoted as saying.The repor...
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