Category: hackers

China in Focus (March 3): Wuhan’s Virology Institute Studies New Virus

Wuhan’s Institute of Virology is researching yet another deadly virus. This one comes from the Xinjiang region—and may wreak even more havoc in the body. One man in Hong Kong dies after receiving the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine. The dose given to him was made in China. A new round of digital security breaches, blamed…


South Korea Spy Agency Says North Korea Hackers Targeted Vaccine Tech

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korean hackers attempted to steal information about coronavirus vaccines and treatments, South Korea’s intelligence service said Tuesday, but it denied a lawmaker’s claim that vaccine maker Pfizer was targeted. Earlier Tuesday, Ha Tae-keung, a member of parliament’s intelligence committee, told reporters that the National Intelligence Service told him and other lawmakers during…


North Korean Hackers Used Novel Social Engineering Ploy to Target Security Researchers

Google announced on Tuesday that its cyber threat experts have identified an “ongoing” hacking campaign that leveraged social media to target cybersecurity researchers at a range of organizations, and the attackers are believed to be linked to the North Korean regime. In a statement, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said the hackers behind the campaign used…


Erase Personal Data From Second-Hand Devices or Risk Fraud, Warns Security Watchdog

Britain’s national cybersecurity watchdog has advised anyone buying or selling a second-hand electronic device to erase personal data or risk hacking and fraud. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a statement on Monday that it is not only mobile phones that pose a security risk in which people could be inadvertently “gifting a…