Sorry, But That 'Chinese' Hacking Report Proves Nothing
Last night security firm Mandiant published what appeared to be the most definitive report linking attacks on US firms and institutions with Chinese hackers based with the military.It's a remarkable...
View ArticleHACKERS ATTACK: Apple, Burger King, Jeep, NYT … Who's Next???
We're less than two months into 2013, and one thing is clear: hacking is a day to day part of our reality now.Sometimes the attacks are small and simple.On Monday, Burger King's Twitter account was...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Near-Field Communications (NFC)
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.NFC: What...
View ArticleMysterious Death Of A Young American Engineer Working In Singapore Could...
The FT's Raymond Bonner and Christine Spolar this weekend published a mega-deep dive into the mysterious death of American materials engineer Shane Todd.It's a strange, heart-breaking read.Todd was...
View ArticleWhen The US Economy Tanked, I Moved To China And Never Looked Back
When I moved abroad three and a half years ago for work, it wasn’t really part of my original life plan.My partner, Alex, and I made the decision to leave the United States over sushi one night in our...
View ArticleApple Releasing Malware Removal Tool After Being Hacked
Apple is releasing a malware removal tool after a number of Mac systems were infected by computer hackers.The admission by Apple of a widespread cyber-security breach comes the week after Facebook...
View ArticleChina May Have 'Blessed' Hacking, But May Not Be In Total Control
Cybersecurity expert Dr James Lewis says China's central leadership have effectively "blessed" the hacking activities that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy...
View ArticleChina Accounted For More Than A Quarter Of Global Smartphone Shipments
The red-hot Chinese smartphone market, the world's largest by shipments and installed base, shows no signs of slowing down.According to Strategy Analytics, Chinese smartphone shipments hit 53 million...
View ArticleThis Online Job Listing Seeks Recruits For China's Alleged Elite Military...
The world is still reeling from this week's huge Mandiant report on Chinese hacking, which not only directly linked attacks on the US to the People's Liberation Army — amazingly finding the Shanghai...
View ArticleChinese Entrepreneur Offers Official $32,000 To Swim In This Disgusting River...
Taking to Weibo this weekend, Jin Zengmin, chief executive of a Hangzhou eyeglasses retailer, offered 200,000 yuan ($32,000) to a local government official if he'll swim in this river:Jin had been...
View ArticleAmerica Is Basically Helpless Against The Chinese Hackers
Chinese army hackers have systematically stolen secrets from U.S. corporations for at least seven years, according to an extensive report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant.This aggressive action...
View ArticleChinese Netizens Flip As State Tries To Ban Barbecues To Combat Smog
China web-users were furious Thursday over plans to tackle pollution with a ban on barbecues, wryly asking if Beijing would stamp out fried food and normal bodily functions in its war on smog.While...
View ArticleChina May Have Intended To Get Caught In The New York Times Hacking Scandal
Earlier this week, Mandiant, a company hired by The New York Times to track down hackers that invaded the paper's database, unleashed a report blaming China for the invasion.The document went on to...
View ArticleThe Real Reason iPhone Factories Are In A Hiring Freeze
Apple Inc's manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group has frozen hiring at a Shenzhen plant that makes gadgets including the iPhone 5 and put the brakes on recruiting for other factories across...
View ArticleThere's A Simple Way To Protect Against Chinese Hackers
There's a pretty simple way to keep your trade secrets secret from China's army of clever hackers: pause, breathe, and hover your mouse pointer over that email from a coworker.Cybersecurity firm...
View ArticleOusted Chinese Leader Bo Xilai Is Reported To Be Having A Hard Time In Prison
The downfall of Bo Xilai was one of last year's biggest scandals. It had everything — a rising Communist star and his wife, the apparent murder of a British businessman with links to the secret...
View ArticleLocation Targeting Is Getting More Sophisticated
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Real-Time...
View ArticleAmerica Can't Win The Cyberwar By Hacking
Yesterday we detailed how the U.S. doesn't have any good options in the face of persistent economic espionage by Chinese military hackers, and several readers asked: Why not just hack them back?We...
View ArticleChina Admits Pollution Has Caused 'Cancer Villages'
The Chinese government has admitted for the first time that decades of reckless pollution have spawned a string of toxic "cancer villages".The admission by China's Environment ministry came in a...
View ArticleChina's Economic Espionage 'On Track To Become A Major International Problem'
China's full-throated denials of hacking and counter-accusations of its own do nothing to allay growing concern over large-scale cyberspying alleged in a bombshell report this week, Western analysts...
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