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Authorities warn of Chinese 'BlackTech' hackers

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Authorities warn of Chinese 'BlackTech' hackers

Group installs custom malware on routers to compromise firms

clock 29 September 2023 • 2 min read
Microsoft breach impact could be larger than first thought

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Microsoft breach impact could be larger than first thought

Microsoft still says only Outlook and Exchange Online were impacted

clock 23 July 2023 • 3 min read
Microsoft: Chinese hackers accessed government and individual email accounts

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Microsoft: Chinese hackers accessed government and individual email accounts

US State Department and the Commerce Department both affected

clock 13 July 2023 • 3 min read
Belgium says China-linked APT groups attacked its interior and defence ministries

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Belgium says China-linked APT groups attacked its interior and defence ministries

APT 27, APT 30, APT 31 and Gallium are said to be the perpetrators of the attacks

clock 20 July 2022 • 3 min read
Microsoft seizes control of 42 domains used by China-based Nickel hacking group

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Microsoft seizes control of 42 domains used by China-based Nickel hacking group

The company is now directing Nickel's traffic to its own servers

clock 09 December 2021 • 3 min read

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UK holds China responsible for Exchange server hacks

At least 30,000 organisations across the United States were compromised earlier this year through four security bugs in Microsoft Exchange server email software

clock 20 July 2021 • 2 min read

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US Justice Department indicts Iranian, Chinese and Malaysian hackers for targeting hundreds of individuals and organisations

Malaysian nationals allegedly helped Chinese hackers in their attempts to intrude into the networks of American firms

clock 17 September 2020 • 2 min read

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Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors are targeting bugs in F5, Citrix, Pulse and Microsoft Exchange Servers, US agencies warn

Organisations need to patch their systems immediately, they advise

clock 15 September 2020 • 3 min read

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US agencies publicly link Taidoor malware to Chinese government

The warning comes in the midst of rising tensions between the USA and China

clock 04 August 2020 • 2 min read

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Chinese hackers launch new attacks to hit targets in India and Hong Kong, say researchers

A new variant of MgBot malware was used in latest attacks

clock 22 July 2020 • 3 min read