Cyber review board blames cascading Microsoft failures for Chinese hack

The Cyber Safety Review Board concluded in a report that Microsoft’s corporate culture has inappropriately deprioritized security.

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Commerce Dept. to look at privacy, cyber risks from Chinese-sourced connected vehicle equipment

The investigation looks to discover national security concerns before connected vehicles flood the U.S. market.

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Age-old problems to sharing cyber threat info remain, IG report finds

Over-classification, a deluge of data and insufficient human and technological resources all hinder the sharing of threat data.

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Mystery solved? Microsoft thinks it knows how Chinese hackers stole its signing key

A “crash dump” file containing a highly sensitive signing key is believed to have been at the center of an explosive Chinese hacking campaign.

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Microsoft downplays damaging report on Chinese hacking its own engineers vetted

A report by an independent firm found that an operation by Chinese hackers could be quite broad — and Microsoft engineers agreed.

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Chinese hacking operation puts Microsoft in the crosshairs over security failures

Security deficiencies and business practices have researchers and officials furious at Microsoft for enabling an espionage operation.

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Justice and Commerce Department ‘strike force’ target theft of quantum, autonomous technologies

A series of criminal cases took aim at individuals seeking to help China, Russia and Iran gain access to sensitive U.S. tech.

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US government launches ‘strike force’ to combat Chinese and Russian technology threats

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the Disruptive Technology Strike Force will use intelligence and analytics to target illicit actors.

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