Tag: China
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Wired: China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/chineses-surveillance-state-is-selling-citizens-data-as-a-side-hustle/ Source: Wired Title: China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle Feedly Summary: Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the alarming phenomenon…
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The Register: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/musk_chinese_cyberspies/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator Feedly Summary: Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing…
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The Register: T-Mobile US ‘monitoring’ China’s ‘industry-wide attack’ amid fresh security breach fears
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/tmobile_us_attack_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: T-Mobile US ‘monitoring’ China’s ‘industry-wide attack’ amid fresh security breach fears Feedly Summary: Un-carrier said to be among those hit by Salt Typhoon, including AT&T, Verizon T-Mobile US said it is “monitoring" an "industry-wide" cyber-espionage campaign against American networks – amid fears Chinese government-backed spies compromised the un-carrier…
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The Register: LLNL’s El Capitan surpasses Frontier with 1.74 exaFLOPS performance
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/top500_el_capitan/ Source: The Register Title: LLNL’s El Capitan surpasses Frontier with 1.74 exaFLOPS performance Feedly Summary: Uncle Sam tops supercomputer charts, while China recides from public view SC24 Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s (LLNL) El Capitan system has ended Frontier’s 2.5-year reign as the number one ranked supercomputer on the Top500, setting a new…
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Wired: Why the US Government Banned Investments in Some Chinese AI Startups
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/treasury-outbound-investment-china-artificial-intelligence/ Source: Wired Title: Why the US Government Banned Investments in Some Chinese AI Startups Feedly Summary: The Biden administration chose to target only companies developing frontier AI models in China. But Trump could take a more sweeping approach. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent restrictions imposed by the US Treasury…
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The Register: China-backed crews compromised ‘multiple’ US telcos in ‘significant cyber espionage campaign’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/salt_typhoon_hacked_multiple_telecom/ Source: The Register Title: China-backed crews compromised ‘multiple’ US telcos in ‘significant cyber espionage campaign’ Feedly Summary: Feds don’t name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band’s alleged deeds The US government has detected “a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign" conducted by China-linked attackers and directed at "multiple" US telecommunications providers’ networks.……