A Chinese cyber espionage group has been targeting a wide range of networks across U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, since at least mid-2021, according to Microsoft and various cybersecurity agencies under the Five Eyes alliance. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the “stealthy and targeted malicious activity” is carried out by Volt Typhoon,…
China-Backed Hackers Targeting Critical US Infrastructure, Microsoft and Five Eyes Warn
May 25, 2023
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IN-DEPTH: User Data Collected by Overseas Chinese Companies, Such as TikTok, Enables CCP to Influence US Politics
May 25, 2023
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Overseas Chinese companies have collected data on millions of Americans, which can be used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A recent lawsuit against TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has revealed that the highest authority over using this data rests with the CCP, allowing the Party to use this data as a weapon of unrestricted warfare…
Australia Border Enforcement Stops Using Chinese-made Drones
May 24, 2023
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Australian Border Enforcement (ABF) has decided to stop using Chinese-made drones out of an abundance of caution. In April, the federal government ordered a safety review of hundreds of drones made by a Chinese company, Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), after it was discovered that Australia’s Department of Defense was using them. Michael Outram, the ABF…
As US and Canada Take Action, Australia Authorities Still Not Concerned About Illegal Chinese Police Stations
May 24, 2023
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Australian authorities remain unconcerned about Beijing’s overseas police stations on the country’s soil, while the United States and Canada are taking action. In late 2022, two Chinese police stations identified in Australia by the international human rights group Safeguard Defenders drew wide public concern. The stations, under the name of “service centres,” are among 102 Chinese…
US, South Korea Issue Fresh North Korea Sanctions on ‘Illicit’ IT Workforce
May 24, 2023
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The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labors allegedly help fund weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, they said. One individual, Kim Sang Man, and the North Korea-based Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company were sanctioned…
House China Panel Calls for US to Surge Missiles, Troops to Taiwan
May 24, 2023
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WASHINGTON—A congressional committee tasked with overseeing U.S.-China competition is recommending that the United States surge weapons to Taiwan and provide the island with military-to-military training to help prevent an invasion by China’s communist regime. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on May 24 approved a report including a tranche of 10 policy…
G-7 Statement on China ‘Late in the Game’: Cybersecurity Expert
May 24, 2023
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As the G-7 leaders doubled down on their opposition to China in the latest summit in Japan last week, their statement is long overdue, according to John Mills, former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. The summit in Japan, held from May 19 to 21, saw the attendance…
Rep. McCaul Presses Blinken for Answers on Reported Pause of China Sanctions
May 24, 2023
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is demanding details from the State Department over its reported decision to withhold actions aimed at confronting threats from communist China. In a letter made public on May 24, McCaul cited a recent Reuters report saying the State Department “held back human rights-related sanctions, export controls,…
CCP Presents ‘Grave Threat’ to the US Homeland: DHS Official
May 24, 2023
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China’s communist regime presents a unique threat to the American homeland and is actively working to undermine U.S. security and damage U.S. economic standing, according to a senior homeland security official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, seeks to leverage the whole of the Chinese nation against the United…
House Ethics Committee Concludes Probe Into Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Associations With Alleged Chinese Spy
A two-year investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) associations with a Chinese national and suspected spy has concluded, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee said on May 22. The Committee announced the news in a private letter (pdf) to Swalwell in which chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-Pa.) explained that no further action will be…
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