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    UK Cyber Security Chief to Warn of China’s Rise as a Technology Superpower

    2023-04-18

    The Guardian: China poses an “epoch-defining” challenge to the west, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reportedly to warn. Lindy Cameron, who is the director of the GCHQ arm, will use a speech in Belfast this week to warn the UK and allies of the “dramatic rise of China as a technology superpower”.

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    China Probes Micron for Cybersecurity Risks, Urges Japan to Stay Out of US Chip Export Curbs

    2023-04-04

    Tech Crunch: The U.S. and China chip battle continues to escalate. In China, the country’s cybersecurity watchdog has initiated a probe into U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology, according to a statement from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released.

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    Personal Data Targeting and Cyber Attacks Linked to China on the Rise

    2023-02-28

    Yahoo News: Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s latest Global Threat Report showed that the number of attacks using malware has dropped in the last year, with hackers instead using “hands-on keyboard activity” to breach organisations.

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    North Korea-linked Hackers Behind $100 Million Crypto Heist, FBI Says

    2023-01-24

    CNBC: North Korean-linked actors were behind the theft of $100 million through the hack of a crypto product last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.

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    Over 82% Business Executives See Cybersecurity Budgets Rising in 2023

    2022-11-09

    Mint: According to the report, India respondents consider a catastrophic cyberattack, a resurgence of COVID-19 or a new health crisis, and a new geopolitical conflict among the top three risks.

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    Cybersecurity Worries Draw C-Level Attention in Asia

    2022-08-31

    Business Wire: Enterprises in Singapore and Malaysia have grown so concerned about the dangers of cyberattacks that they are changing the way they make security-related decisions and procure cybersecurity services, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.

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    Chinese Hackers Target Australian Govt with ScanBox Malware

    2022-08-30

    Bleeping Computer: China-based threat actors have been targeting Australian government agencies and wind turbine fleets in the South China Sea by directing select individuals to a fake impersonating an Australian news media outlet.

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    China Fines Didi $1.2 Billion for Violating Cybersecurity and Data Laws

    2022-07-21

    CNN: China’s cyberspace regulator fined Didi Global just over 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) for violating cybersecurity and data laws, putting an end to a yearlong investigation into the ride-hailing giant.

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    China’s Cabinet Urges Greater Cybersecurity After Mass Data Leak

    2022-07-07

    BNN Bloomberg: China’s cabinet stressed the need to bolster information security, following a huge leak of personal data that could be the largest cyber-attack in the country’s history. 

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    N. Korean Hackers Suspected of stealing $100 Million Crypto From US Firm

    2022-06-30

    Korea Herald: North Korea’s state-sponsored Lazarus Group is believed to be behind the recent $100 million cryptocurrency theft from a US blockchain company, the latest in a spate of high-profile cyber heists from the Kim Jong-un regime, London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said.

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