Former Google engineer convicted of trade secret theft and China-linked economic espionage
Linwei "Leon" Ding faces decades behind bars
Ten former Samsung employees charged over DRAM technology leak to China
Investigators say hundreds of 10nm DRAM process steps were copied by hand and funneled through shell companies
Seduction is the new spyware: US tech startups are now the target of "sex warfare"
The spy who shagged me?
Mail-order spies: Tech companies employ some of the most robust network security to protect against IP theft. However, no amount of network security protects against theft from within. While corporate espionage is largely digital these days, good old-fashioned infiltration is still in use. China and Russia increasingly use sexual honeypots to compromise employees and gain access to sensitive technology.
Secret Service dismantles covert illicit network capable of shutting down cellular service in New York
Network of 100,000 SIM cards found within miles of United Nations headquarters
Russian hacking groups long seen as rivals now appear to be teaming up in Ukraine
Evidence shows hacking groups Turla and Gamaredon have been collaborating
The CIA used a Star Wars fan website to secretly communicate with spies
The Force wasn't the only thing hiding in this website
Through the looking glass: The internet has seen its fair share of weird, but a Star Wars fan site secretly run by the CIA to communicate with overseas spies might top the list. StarWarsWeb.net looked like any other 2010-era fan page, complete with lightsabers, Yoda quotes ("Like these games you will"), LEGO ads, and hyped-up mentions of games like Battlefront 2 and The Force Unleashed II. But behind that nostalgic facade was a covert login system. If you entered the right password into the search bar, you'd unlock a secure line to CIA handlers. Or at least, that was the plan.
EU provides burner phones to officials traveling to US amid espionage concerns
Washington isn't Beijing, but you can never be too careful
National Guard leaker receives 15-year prison term after sharing military secrets on Discord
Sentence comes after a plea deal copping to six counts of espionage
Two ex-Samsung executives arrested for stealing chip technology to build factory in China
The stolen technology has been valued at $3.2 billion
OpenAI's internal discussion board about AI development was compromised by hackers
The company didn't care to inform any outside authority about the incident last year
Foreign spies are learning how to sabotage critical infrastructure, Australian intelligence agency warns
Adversarial nations could plan a major disruption in the future
Russian cyber-spies identified in APT attacks against UK democracy
London is exposing "unsuccessful" attempts to interfere with UK politics
Five Eyes intelligence agencies highlight China's "unprecedented" IP theft
Are the Chinese government and its spies the greatest threats to innovation?
Microsoft and global intelligence agencies warn of Chinese state hackers infecting US critical infrastructure
China is preparing for future crises involving the US
FBI director: TikTok could be China's best espionage tool
Why it matters: Chris Wray has once again shared Washington's concerns over TikTok, an incredibly popular video app that could pose an unprecedented threat to US security. The issue is in the algorithm, and its permeability to the Communist Party's dystopian techno-control apparatus.
Meet Worok, the cyber espionage group hiding malware within PNG image files
In a nutshell: Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat designed to abuse steganography techniques. Worok appears to be a complex cyber-espionage operation whose individual stages are still in part a mystery. The operation's final target, however, has been confirmed by two security firms.
Wi-Fi drones were used by hackers to penetrate a financial firm's network remotely
Why it matters: Hackers have a new attack vector they have been toying with over the last couple of years --- drone penetration kits. Drones have become much more capable in the last several years, making them a viable option for covertly placing intrusion equipment near a network. Once just a field of theoretical security research, now hacking drones are being found in the wild.
Backdoor.Stegmap, malware hiding in a plain Microsoft Windows logo
The big picture: Backdoor.Stegmap is a potent backdoor hidden within a simple Windows logo image file through steganography-based encryption. Chinese cyber-criminals are working hard with new and old techniques to permanently compromise high-level government and diplomatic targets.
Two Chinese nationals indicted by DoJ for 12-year hacking campaign
Affected companies and agencies were not named
DoJ charges Chinese spies over hacking of aerospace companies
The hacks took place over five years
US telecom falls prey to Chinese-hacked hardware
Bloomberg doubles-down on Supermicro supply chain contamination
