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Chinese hacker identified in Taiwan's MacKay hospital ransomware attack, C
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) revealed that a 20-year-old Chinese man was behind the ransomware attack and attempted extortion at MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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Taiwan MOFA fends off Chinese cyberattack as U.S. indicts Beijing-linked h
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed yesterday that it was targeted by hackers from China but assured that no data was compromised. This follows a Wednesday indictment in the US of a group of alleged Chinese hackers who supposedly aimed at US government agencies, MOFA, and severa
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US charges 12 Chinese contract hackers and law enforcement officers in com
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Furthermore, the US imposed sanctions on the Shanghai-based malicious cyber actor and data broker, Zhou Shuai, and his company, Shanghai Heiying Information Technology Company.
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4,491 Phishing Infrastructures Handled by Israel's Cyber Directorate
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In 2024, Israel's National Cyber Directorate handled 4,491 phishing infrastructures - links and technological infrastructures used by hackers to distribute messages impersonating official bodies in an attempt to extort personal or financial information from citizens or to get them to downlo
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US sanctions Chinese company and individual over cyberattacks
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to CNN, a senior US official said that the goal is to "make hackers pay" for trying to harm US democracy and way of life. However, stopping China from stealing sensitive information from US networks is a challenge that has been going on for decades and will continue under the Trump
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Taiwan faces surge in cyberattacks, mostly from China
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to the NSB report, Taiwan's government networks faced an average of 2.4 million cyberattacks per day in 2024. This represents a staggering increase of over 100 per cent compared to the 1.2 million daily average in 2023.
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Lawmakers demand answers after China-backed hackers breach US Treasury
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A recent breach of the US Treasury Department, attributed to China-backed hackers, has sparked alarm among lawmakers. The breach, which involved a third-party software provider, compromised unclassified documents and workstations. Senators have called for a briefing within eight days, while
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Taiwan faces almost 1 million monthly cyber attacks from China
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Chinese hackers launch an average of 900,000 attacks on Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) each month, according to the legislature's information technology (IT) department.
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China-based hacker accused of deploying malware to exploit global firewall
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, unsealed an indictment on Tuesday, charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC), for his role in a 2020 conspiracy to hack firewall devices worldwide, the Office of Public Affairs of the US Department of Justice said in a pre
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Sam Pitroda's server hacked, hackers demand payment of tens of thousands o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sam Pitroda, Chairperson of the Indian Overseas Congress, on Saturday said that his server has been hacked and hackers have issued threats, demanding payment of tens of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency.
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US officials accuse Chinese hackers of spying on presidential campaigns
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI on Tuesday called on US telecommunication companies and their customers to take more precautions, stressing the breach might go deeper than first thought.
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Case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya against person who claimed EVM hack
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Somaiya said "I have also complained about the viral video. Mumbai police has also registered an FIR. Along with this, I have also requested the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the regulators that this hacker or this person who is telling this had also posted th
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