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President Xi Jinping Promotes Cybersecurity and Positive Internet Environment

Apr 26, 2016 08:36 PM EDT

President Xi Jinping called for stringent online security through complete screening of internet risks during a symposium on cybersecurity and informatization last April 19. He emphasized the correct outlook on cybersecurity in his full statement which was released Monday.

Baidu is allegedly leaking sensitive, personal information of clients.

Baidu Allegedly Leaks Sensitive User Information

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 29, 2016 10:33 AM EST

Sensitive personal information is allegedly being collected and haphazardly transmitted by thousands of apps codes from Chinese web service provider Baidu, according to security experts.

Cybersecurity firm in China reports over 10,000 computers were hacked in 2015

Over 10,000 Computers Hacked in China Last Year

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 16, 2016 08:38 AM EST

A recent report by a cybersecurity firm has revealed that over 10,000 computers in China were intruded by 29 hacker groups, both domestic and international, from December 2014 to November 2015.

China Beefs Up Public Awareness Of Cybersecurity Attacks

Jotham D. Funclara |

Jun 01, 2015 10:44 PM EDT

On Monday, June 1, China officially started moving on its next step towards improving the nation's protection from cyber attacks when it began the second Cyber Security Week.

Air Force Pulse Weapon Takes Cybersecurity to Another Level

Camille Harthy |

May 28, 2015 01:46 PM EDT

The U.S. Air Force pulse weapon is making waves across the tech and cyber security industries as a weapon that could change the way we look at cyber warfare.

Chinese Military / People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Wearables Banned By China's PLA Over Security Fears

Bianca Ortega |

May 12, 2015 09:56 PM EDT

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has banned wearable gadgets including smartwatches over cybersecurity fears.

More Nations Join U.S. To Pressure China To Alter Bank Cybersecurity Rules

Vittorio Hernandez |

Mar 19, 2015 01:54 PM EDT

Japan and the European Union joined the U.S. in pressuring China to change its stand on bank cybersecurity rules. Under the current regulations, technology vendors to Chinese banks must turn over their secret source code and use instead Chinese encryption algorithms.

Hackers Steal US$1 Billion From European, US Banks

Marcel Woo |

Feb 16, 2015 05:55 AM EST

More than 100 banks and other financial institutions in the US, Europe and 30 other countries have lost an estimated US$1 billion to a hacking ring that operates from Russia, China and Europe, cyber security firm Kaspersky Laboratory said.

Journalist Jailed for Five Years for Linking Stolen Data

Geann Pineda |

Jan 23, 2015 01:46 PM EST

Freelance journalist Barret Brown was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the hacking of a private intelligence firm.

An entrance gate to Sony Pictures Entertainment at the Sony Pictures lot is pictured in Culver City, California April 14, 2013.

Federal Investigators Close To Pinning Sony Hack Attack On North Korea

Dan Weisman |

Dec 12, 2014 04:53 PM EST

The chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee said Friday that federal agents were zeroing in on proof that North Korea was behind the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment computer network.

Over half of Chinese government websites are flawed in their coding, leaving the highly vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

On The Right Path To Fixing China's Comprisable Government Websites

Cory Doyle |

Sep 19, 2014 09:39 PM EDT

As different government organizations embrace and adapt the digital days by utilizing online services and advantages, the security of these site are revealing to be subpar - leaving these sites at high risk for certain cyber security breaches and attacks.