Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says. A Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its researchers have been sanctioned by the United States over a 2020 cyberattack that sought to exploit a computer software vulnerability in company firewalls, potentially resulting in deaths from system malfunctions, the…
Efforts by New Zealand, the United States and other allies against alleged China-linked espionage activities are “groundless and irresponsible”, Beijing said on Saturday, claiming that it had been a “main victim” of large-scale cyberattacks. The statement was in response to an advisory from New Zealand and its international partners Australia, Canada and the US earlier…
Instant messaging has been around nearly as long as the internet, evolving into a communication tool nearly all of us rely on. Unfortunately, widespread use of apps as well as other services such as cloud storage has opened new doors to bad actors. So, it is sensible that Hong Kong authorities take steps to restrict…