With concern about Chinese hacking on the rise, the American Congress passed new restrictions on buying equipment from China last month as part of a funding bill. The measures ban some federal purchases of networked equipment "produced, manufactured or assembled" by any group with a strong connection to China. Read More >>
Featured comment by zakida:
"This is less about stopping Chinese hackers and more about protectionism of US companies. US companies are notoriously afraid of competition and are ..." More »
Are the Chinese after everyone? According to a new report, yes. Security firm Mandiant has detailed the exploits of a Chinese cyber espionage group it calls APT1. Mandiant claims to have evidence that APT1 has stolen "hundreds of terabytes of data" from 141 American organisations. Evidence that includes this video of an elite Chinese hacker in action. Read More >>
Featured comment by otaviokz:
"So the guy recorded all his action? And Mandiant was able to get the video? How the hell can we know it is legitimate?
It's all sounding more and m..." More »
To no one's real surprise, the culprit behind all the hackings against the United States is the Chinese Army. Specifically, they're known as the 'Comment Crew' or 'Shanghai Group' (two rather non-intimidating names if you ask me) and they're in P.L.A. Unit 61398, a 12-story office tower located just outside of Shanghai. That little building is responsible for much of the cyber attacks against the US from China. Read More >>
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