China’s APT31 linked to hacks on Russian tech firms

China’s APT31 linked to hacks on Russian tech firms

The China-linked hacking group known as APT31 infiltrated Russia’s technology sector for years and quietly exfiltrated data from companies involved in government contracting and systems integration, according to a new report. The campaign, which ran into this year, was “well-planned” and allowed intruders to remain undetected, Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies said in research published…

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FBI probing stepsibling in cruise ship death of Florida teen, filing suggests

Stepbrother eyed in cruise ship death of Florida teen may be called to testify in custody dispute, attorney says

A 16-year-old who is being eyed for possible involvement in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship may be called to testify in person about the incident, an attorney for his father said Thursday at a custody hearing in Florida. Scott Smith, an attorney representing Thomas Hudson, the father of the 16-year-old,…

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18 church leaders arrested in China as part of crackdown

18 church leaders arrested in China as part of crackdown

 (Photo: Getty/iStock) Leaders of a Chinese house church have been arrested for supposedly “illegally using information networks” in what may be part of a broader crackdown by the Chinese government on non-state sanctioned Christianity. This latest incident occurred at Zion Church in Beihai, Guangxi Province. The church’s senior pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, was one of…

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