Latest China Headlines
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A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House
Dec 31 2024 // A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of...
US Treasury Says It Was Breached by Chinese-Backed Hacker
Dec 31 2024 // The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday. Treasury described the intrusion as a...
Can China Shield the Biggest Uninsured Economy From Floods?
Dec 19 2024 // The rivers and canals that meander through Hemudu in southeastern China are a vital source of life and community — they provide income for fishermen, an after-school hangout spot for kids, and define the town’s...
US Probes China-Founded Router Maker on National Security Fears
Dec 18 2024 // The US government has launched a national-security investigation into TP-Link, the China-founded router maker whose equipment now dominates the American market and has been targeted in repeated Chinese cyber attacks,...
Senators Say US Must Boost Security After Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking
Dec 12 2024 // The United States must do more to address hacking threats after China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, senators said at a...
China Aims to Boost Foreign Investment in Property Insurance Market
Dec 6 2024 // China’s financial regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to enhance supervision and support the development of the property insurance industry, according to a statement. The country will support qualified foreign...
‘Large Number’ of Americans’ Metadata Stolen by Chinese Hackers, Says Official
Dec 6 2024 // A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on...
Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says
Dec 5 2024 // Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. Anne...
US Official Fighting Chinese Telecom Intrusions Urges More Encryption
Dec 4 2024 // A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow Americans: Use encryption. During a call with reporters on Tuesday,...
China’s ByteDance Seeks $1.1M in Damages From Ex-Intern in AI Breach Case: Report
Dec 2 2024 // China’s ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, a case that has drawn widespread attention...
China State Media Warn Trump Against Mutually Destructive Tariff War
Nov 27 2024 // China’s state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows could drag the world’s top two economies into a mutually destructive...
EU Proposes to Sanction Chinese Firms Aiding Russia’s War
Nov 26 2024 // The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is...
Chinese Hackers Preparing for Conflict, Says US Cyber Official
Nov 25 2024 // Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of...
Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Suspected Chinese Hacking Incidents
Nov 19 2024 // A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing Tuesday on Chinese hacking incidents, including a recent incident involving American telecom companies. The hearing to be chaired by...
T-Mobile’s Network Breached as Part of Chinese Hacking Operation
Nov 18 2024 // T-Mobile US Inc.’s network was among those recently breached by Chinese hackers in an attack on multiple telecommunications companies. “T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,” a company...
US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms
Nov 14 2024 // Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday,...
Chinese Group Accused of Hacking Singtel in Telecom Attacks
Nov 6 2024 // Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Singapore’s largest mobile carrier, was breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers this summer as part of a broader campaign against telecommunications companies and other critical...
China Is Scanning Canada’s Cyber Defenses, State Watchdog Warns
Oct 28 2024 // The Canadian government warned Friday that “a sophisticated state-sponsored threat actor from the People’s Republic of China” has been scanning the cyber defenses of important public...
US Investigating Breach of Telecoms by China-Linked Hackers
Oct 28 2024 // The US government said Friday it was investigating unauthorized access by Chinese state-affiliated hackers targeting the commercial telecommunications sector. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Dark Fleet Oil Tanker Caught in Recent Collision Heads to China
Oct 24 2024 // A dark-fleet oil tanker that was recently involved in a crash in Southeast Asia is now on its way to China. Ceres I, an aging very-large crude carrier that’s suspected of transporting sanctioned oil, is en route to...
