Human rights activists, journalists targeted. Darren Pauli Malware writers are exploiting four RTF vulnerabilities, in a long-running campaign to target journalists, human rights activists, and Tibetans across Hong Kong and…
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Chinese scammers take Mattel to the bank, Phishing them for $3 million
Thieves took advantage of a recent company shakeup and corporate policy regarding payments. By Steve Ragan Mattel, the popular toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, was the victim of…
Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack
A 50-year-old Chinese man has pleaded guilty to being involved in a plot to hack into systems containing sensitive US military data. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter Su Bin…
Chinese hackers turn to ransomware
Chinese hackers are launching sophisticated ransomware attacks – in which they hijack machines and demand payment to decrypt them, according to reports. Four separate security firms have spotted attacks they…
Baidu apps found to be 'leaking' personal data
Personal data is being collected and transmitted insecurely by thousands of apps using code from the Chinese net giant Baidu, say security researchers. Millions of Chinese people are believed to…
Baidu apps found to be 'leaking' personal data
Personal data is being collected and transmitted insecurely by thousands of apps using code from the Chinese net giant Baidu, say security researchers. Millions of Chinese people are believed to…