Chinese Hacking Competitions Fuel the Country’s Broad Cyber Ambitions May 1, 2025 By Jamie Tarabay Dustin Childs can still describe the best demonstration of a winning hack at an international tournament he’s ever seen. It...
UK to Compel 1,000 Firms to Shore Up Cyber Defenses After Hacks April 2, 2025 By Alex Wickham The UK government will pass legislation compelling companies providing IT services to critical national infrastructure to improve their cyber defenses...
US Indicts Slew of Alleged Chinese Hackers, Sanctions Company Over Spy Campaign March 6, 2025 By Raphael Satter The U.S. on Wednesday announced indictments against a slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctioned a Chinese tech company and offered...
White House Rushes to Finish Cyber Order After China Hacks January 10, 2025 By Katrina Manson and Jake Bleiberg The Biden administration is racing to put out an executive order meant to shore up U.S. cybersecurity in its dwindling...
US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack January 6, 2025 By Nick Wadhams The US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in a state-sponsored botnet attack...
Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Hack January 3, 2025 By Jake Bleiberg and Jamie Tarabay Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the computers of senior US Treasury Department leaders as part of a recent breach of...
A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House December 31, 2024 By Eric Tucker A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign...
US Treasury Says It Was Breached by Chinese-Backed Hacker December 31, 2024 By Jamie Tarabay and Craig Torres The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a...
AT&T, Verizon Say Networks Now Clear After Salt Typhoon Hack December 30, 2024 By Kelcee Griffis AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that...
US Government Tells Officials, Politicians to Ditch Regular Calls and Texts December 19, 2024 By Raphael Satter The U.S. government is urging senior government officials and politicians to ditch phone calls and text messages following intrusions at...