FBI director to warn Congress of dangers Chinese hackers pose to American infrastructure, innovation

Robert Legare and Nicole Sganga report: Hackers backed by the Chinese government are targeting U.S. water treatment plants and electrical grids, strategically positioning themselves within critical infrastructure systems to “wreak havoc and cause… Continue reading FBI director to warn Congress of dangers Chinese hackers pose to American infrastructure, innovation

PRC’s DJI Drone Android App Stealing Sensitive Information: Storing Data On Mainland China Servers

via the eponymous Dan Goodin, Security Editor at Ars Technica, comes this disturbing revelation of US persons that are owners of DJI drones and most importantly users of the company’s DJI Go 4 for Android personal data undergoing trasnmittal to server… Continue reading PRC’s DJI Drone Android App Stealing Sensitive Information: Storing Data On Mainland China Servers

Check Point Security Researchers: PRC Military APT Group’s Five Year Plan Targeting Australia, Others

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Holy Mackerel, it’s those pesky PRC APT operators again! via Forbes contributor Zak Doffman. h/t

‘The military espionage group’s tactics, described by Check Point as “very dangerous,” involv… Continue reading Check Point Security Researchers: PRC Military APT Group’s Five Year Plan Targeting Australia, Others

Currency Cleaning On Demand (Not To Be Confused With Money Laundering)

via Karen Yeung, writing at the South China Morning Post, tells the tale of the PRC government’s intentions to disinfect potentially pathogen-laden currency. A monumental problem, to say the least.
The post Currency Cleaning On Demand (Not To Be Confu… Continue reading Currency Cleaning On Demand (Not To Be Confused With Money Laundering)

Nearly Thirty Percent Of Most Popular VPNs Worldwide Owned By Hidden Chinese Organizations

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Jan Youngren, writing at VPNPro has developed ownership intelligence (PDF) pointing to ninety-seven VPN properties that are owned by twenty-three organizations based in Communist China. H/T, further Via. Read it (PDF) and weep for you… Continue reading Nearly Thirty Percent Of Most Popular VPNs Worldwide Owned By Hidden Chinese Organizations

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity Briefing

via the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the embedded video is an Awareness Briefing on the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity. This CISA webinar provides background data and mitigatio… Continue reading United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity Briefing