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A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House

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 Americans, a top …

AT&T, Verizon Say Networks Now Clear After Salt Typhoon Hack

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion. The hackers attempted to gain information about foreign intelligence, Dallas-based AT&T said …

‘Large Number’ of Americans’ Metadata Stolen by Chinese Hackers, Says Official

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 Wednesday. The official declined to provide specific figures but …

US, UK Accuse China of Cyberespionage That Hit Millions of People

U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the …

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies

Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog post that the …

Chinese Hackers Accessed Government Emails, Microsoft Says

Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including U.S. government accounts, in a stealthy cyberespionage campaign, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The United States detected a breach of federal government accounts …

Top Cyber Threats for 2016 and Next Five Years

Businesses and organizations should expect cyber criminals to attack through wearable devices, employees’ home systems, cloud services and automobiles within the next year, according cyber experts at Intel’s McAfee Labs. By 2020, individuals could be receiving payment for sharing their …

New Malware Called ‘Regin’ Targets Firms in at Least 10 Countries

An unidentified nation may have developed a “highly complex” surveillance tool that targeted companies and other victims in at least 10 countries including Russia and Mexico, Symantec Corp. researchers said. The tool, a malware dubbed “Regin,” has been been used …