How Androxgh0st rose from Mozi's ashes to become 'most prevalent malware' Botnet's operators 'driven by similar interests as that of the Chinese state' Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 1
Rocks from Chinese Moon mission suggest Luna's history needs revision Meanwhile, NASA signs off on Artemis software upgrade Science20 Dec 2024 | 17
Supreme Court to hear TikTok's appeal against law that would force it to shut, or sell Will consider free speech arguments just nine days before the clock runs out Legal19 Dec 2024 | 40
US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk updated It could end up like Huawei -Trump's gonna get ya, get ya, get ya Security18 Dec 2024 | 55
Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 26
China's homebrew Bluetooth alternative is on the march as Beijing pushes universal remotes 'Star Flash' is said to include 5G tech and leave rival wireless protocols struggling in the crack of a sofa Personal Tech16 Dec 2024 | 53
China preps another rocket that Beijing hopes will become its workhorse Long March-8A improves payload by forty percent and comes just a month after Long March 12 debut Science12 Dec 2024 | 6
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks Security11 Dec 2024 | 17
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions Systems11 Dec 2024 | 3
US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware Cyber-crime11 Dec 2024 | 4
Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes 'I am carefree, I like to joke,' says guy who fines workers if they glance at phones during meetings Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 18
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House No word yet on who was snooped on. Any bets? CSO09 Dec 2024 | 24
China strikes back with Nvidia antitrust probe as US tightens tech chokehold Updated Beijing cites GPU giant's Mellanox merger conditions from four years ago Systems09 Dec 2024 | 4
Blue Yonder ransomware termites claim credit Infosec in brief Also: Mystery US firm compromised by Chinese hackers for months; Safe links that aren't; Polish spy boss arrested, and more Security09 Dec 2024 | 3
China launches AI that writes politically correct docs for bureaucrats Asia In Brief PLUS: Politician thought Korea's martial law declaration was a deepfake; Apple finds a billion for Indonesia; China worries about open source intel; and more AI + ML09 Dec 2024 | 9
How Chinese insiders are stealing data scooped up by President Xi's national surveillance system Feature 'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg Public Sector08 Dec 2024 | 52
Salt Typhoon forces FCC's hand on making telcos secure their networks Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns Security06 Dec 2024 | 4
Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday' Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg Security06 Dec 2024 | 16
Beijing wants Chinese outfits to seek alternatives to US silicon And American components may be in short supply as Middle Kingdom bans rare earth exports Public Sector05 Dec 2024 | 22
Chinese clouds target small and medium enterprises in APAC in search of growth Canalys Forums APAC Smaller buyers see deep discounts and suddenly worry less about regulatory issues Off-Prem05 Dec 2024 |
T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career' Interview Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat CSO05 Dec 2024 | 54
Musk and Trump to fall out in 2025, predicts analyst Canalys Forums APAC Differing China tech policy agendas will send bromance into 'it's complicated' status AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 170
Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 18
Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone's getting burned Opinion The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians Security02 Dec 2024 | 63
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves Networks02 Dec 2024 | 26
China launches first next-gen Long March 12 rocket, christens private spaceport Won't scare SpaceX as it's not reusable, but will help Beijing do things like launch broadband sats Science02 Dec 2024 | 3
Chinese boffins find way to use diamonds as super-dense and durable storage medium Looks better on your beloved's finger than a Blu-ray, too Storage29 Nov 2024 | 55
China starts building world's largest fully steerable radio telescope 120-meter colossus expected to be online in 2028 – around the same time the Square Kilometer Array Science28 Nov 2024 | 26
Salt Typhoon's surge extends far beyond US telcos Plus, a brand-new backdoor, GhostSpider, is linked to the cyber spy crew's operations Security27 Nov 2024 | 7
T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes' Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do CSO27 Nov 2024 | 9
Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys Cyber-crime27 Nov 2024 | 15
Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China America's neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties Systems26 Nov 2024 | 275
China’s tech giants deliver chips for Ethernet variant tuned to HPC and AI workloads 'Global Scheduling Ethernet' looks a lot like tech the Ultra Ethernet Consortium is also working on Networks26 Nov 2024 | 1
China has utterly pwned 'thousands and thousands' of devices at US telcos Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his 'hair is on fire' as execs front the White House Cyber-crime25 Nov 2024 | 51
Google blocked 1,000-plus pro-China fake news websites from its search results Beijing's propaganda buddies aren't just using social media Security25 Nov 2024 | 14
Imagine a land in which Big Tech can't send you down online rabbit holes or use algorithms to overcharge you China is trying to become that land, with a government crackdown on the things that make the internet no fun Security25 Nov 2024 | 69
Alibaba Cloud brings chatty SaaS products out of China and into more markets Teams-like DingTalk gets an enterprise edition, and virtual Androids unleashed SaaS25 Nov 2024 |
Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal' Networks21 Nov 2024 | 47
Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice Networks21 Nov 2024 | 10
Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa CSO20 Nov 2024 | 32
China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 14
China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Security19 Nov 2024 | 2
T-Mobile US 'monitoring' China's 'industry-wide attack' amid fresh security breach fears updated Un-carrier said to be among those hit by Salt Typhoon, including AT&T, Verizon Networks18 Nov 2024 | 2
First looks at China's Moon rock samples suggest Luna had volcanoes for longer than previously thought Stuff from the far side is basalt - but less KREEP-y than expected Science18 Nov 2024 | 1
Lenovo China clones the ThinkPad X1 Carbon with an old, slow, local x86 Four-core crawler can’t beat current – or ancient – AMDs or Intels Public Sector15 Nov 2024 | 45
Reminder: China-backed crews compromised 'multiple' US telcos in 'significant cyber espionage campaign' Updated Feds don't name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band's alleged deeds Research14 Nov 2024 | 5
China's Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance Ohm, for flux sake Public Sector13 Nov 2024 | 4
No pilot? No problem! EHang's autonomous air taxis take off in Thailand Chinese firm poised for (short) commercial flights by 2025 Personal Tech12 Nov 2024 | 29
TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure Systems08 Nov 2024 | 4
UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker Government invokes National Security and Investment Act Systems06 Nov 2024 | 26
China's Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in 'test-run' for US telecom attacks updated Alleged intrusion spotted in June Security06 Nov 2024 | 5
Singapore to increase road capacity by tracking all vehicles with GPS ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: China Unicom auctions off old cables; Japan's My Number Card also soon a driver's license; and Hong Kong chief executive warns US investment ban will backfire Personal Tech03 Nov 2024 | 16
If Trump gets elected, get your tech buying done asap 60% tariffs on all Chinese goods are going to slam the IT sector Personal Tech01 Nov 2024 | 255
Apple beats expectations, but drops in China India saw an all-time revenue record and is poised for four more physical stores Personal Tech01 Nov 2024 | 3
Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time Cybersecurity Month31 Oct 2024 | 15
Beijing claims it's found 'underwater lighthouses' that its foes use for espionage Release the Kraken! Security30 Oct 2024 | 70
China refreshes crew of its 'Celestial Palace' space station Incoming trio includes first female engineer, a returning taikonaut, and one newbie Science30 Oct 2024 | 10
Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA Systems29 Oct 2024 | 3
Chinese engineers wire Raspberry Pi into 600-meter railway tunnel to find any holes The GPIO turns out to be a handy tool if you want to measure the conductivity of concrete On-Prem29 Oct 2024 | 31
TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators You know what they say, where there's a will there's a Huawei Systems28 Oct 2024 | 4
Feds investigate China's Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks 'They're taunting us,' investigator says and it looks like it's working Security28 Oct 2024 | 7
Intel to expand Chengdu facility, despite US China tension Chipzilla unlikely to give in when it comes to its biggest sales market Systems28 Oct 2024 | 2