Cyber Espionage

US accuses two Chinese nationals of hacking spree targeting COVID-19 data, defense secrets

US authorities said the Chinese nationals participated in a multiyear cyber espionage campaign that stole weapons designs, drug information and software source code

Mozilla rejects UAE bid to serve as Firefox's internet security gatekeeper

Mozilla said that UAE cybersecurity firm DarkMatter had been linked to a state-run hacking program.

Marriott data breach linked back to Chinese state sponsored hackers: Report

If investigators confirm that China was behind the attack, that could complicate already tense relations between Washington and Beijing

Cyber attacks and espionage greater threats than terrorism, says Canadian spy chief

Western governments are increasingly wary of what they say is possible Chinese state involvement in 5G and other communications networks.

US accuses China of violating an anti-cyber espionage bilateral agreement

In September 2015, Obama announced he had reached a "common understanding" with China's Xi on curbing economic cyber espionage

Privacy protection: Four ways to ensure your privacy is not compromised while using apps on your smartphone

Smartphones are powerful but can also be vulnerable to some apps in the absence of a security and privacy shield. Apps could take your data and also share with external unknown third parties.

Veitnam unveils new 10,000 strong military cyberwarfare unit to counter 'wrong' views on the internet

Vietnam’s president said the country needed to pay greater attention to controlling “news sites and blogs with bad and dangerous content”.

Kaspersky Labs software to be banned from use within the US government

Kaspersky’ official response to the ban did not appear to contain any information that would change the administration’s assessment of Kaspersky Lab.

India is committed to open, safe , secure and dynamic cyberspace: Sushma Swaraj

GCCS 2017 was attended by around 3,900 delegates, including 800 foreign delegates, with 139 countries being represented in the event.

Symantec warns of cyber espionage campaign targetting US and Europe based energy companies

As part of a cyber espionage campaign hackers have broken into core systems of energy companies that control its’ operations, said security firm Symantec.