Sources: UK officials believe China was behind the October cyber attack on the UK's Foreign Office, which aimed to access tens of thousands of sensitive files
The UK's Foreign Office was the victim of a major cyber attack in October, which officials believe was carried out by Chinese hackers.
US and Canadian agencies warn that Chinese hackers are using Brickstorm malware to penetrate and maintain backdoor access to unnamed government and IT entities
Chinese-linked hackers used sophisticated malware to penetrate and maintain long-term access to unnamed government …
Unit 42: suspected Chinese hackers, known as Phantom Taurus, have breached foreign ministers' email servers as part of a years-long effort targeting diplomats
Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications …
The UK Electoral Commission says it took three years and £250K+ to recover from an August 2021 hack that exposed 40M voters' private details to Chinese hackers
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Microsoft relied on China-based engineers to maintain SharePoint On-Premises, which Microsoft said in July was exploited by Chinese hackers to breach US systems
including those based in China—to maintain the Defense Department's cloud systems' Forums: r/cybersecurity : Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China
Sources: Microsoft is investigating whether a leak in its early alert system for cybersecurity companies let Chinese hackers exploit SharePoint flaws
Bloomberg :
How the Chinese hacking community Honkers, consisting of patriotic self-taught tech enthusiasts, became an integral part of China's cyberespionage apparatus
A new report traces the history of the early wave of Chinese hackers who became the backbone of the state's espionage apparatus. Bluesky: @patrickhowelloneill.com . Mastodon: @kimzetter@infosec.exchan...
Sources: in July 2024, Microsoft told top GOP officials that Chinese hackers had accessed the RNC email system for months; the RNC chose not to alert the FBI
The news that Microsoft was infiltrated another time by Chinese hackers makes it clear that Elon's carelessness is putting your information at risk. — www.wsj.com/politics/nat... … Dustin Volz / @du...
Sources: Chinese hackers breached US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer and accessed fewer than 50 unclassified files; two deputies were also hacked
- Two deputies also ensnared in sprawling espionage campaign — Fewer than 50 unclassified files on Yellen's machine accessed
Official report: Chinese hackers who breached the US Treasury accessed 400+ computers and stole over 3K files; classified data and email systems were safe
Bloomberg :