China

ZTE Claims Survival At Risk Due To US Sales Ban

Chinese firm claims its survival is at risk after US officials banned the sale of components to the firm

7 years ago

NCSC Warns ZTE Poses ‘Risk To UK National Security’

ZTE equipment should not be widely deployed in UK networks as it poses a 'risk of external interference'

7 years ago

Best Buy Pulls Plug On Huawei Smartphones – Report

National security move as largest US electronics chain in America is to cease stocking phones from China's Huawei

7 years ago

US Blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal, Citing National Security

The US president has banned what would have been the tech sector's biggest deal to date, citing fears it could…

7 years ago

US Broadcom Probe Cites Fears China Could Dominate 5G

The US warns Broadcom's hostile takeover of Qualcomm could give China an opportunity to take over next-generation networking standards

7 years ago

Chinese Hackers Target UK Think Tanks

British think tanks are being repeatedly target by Chinese hacking groups, Crowdstrike warns

7 years ago

China’s WeChat Denies Storing Users’ Data After Spying Claim

The leading Chinese messaging app said it doesn't store users' chat history, after a top businessman said WeChat was 'watching'…

7 years ago

China Mobile Launches CMLink UK MVNO For Chinese Community

China Mobile wants to become a global telecom leader and says CMLink UK network is evidence of its ambition

7 years ago

Google Opens AI Centre In China Despite Search Ban

Google to open AI research centre in China, despite country's ban on its products

7 years ago

AWS To Launch Second China Region

AWS China (Ningxia) is cloud firm's second Chinese region

7 years ago

NATO Plots Cyber Warfare Rules

NATO members to draw up rules and on how and when to deploy its cyber warfare capabilities

7 years ago

AWS Sells Chinese Cloud Assets Amid Tightening Regulations

Amazon admits sale will help AWS comply with local regulations introduced earlier this year

7 years ago

UK’s Imagination Technologies Set For £550m Chinese Takeover

UK's Imagination Technologies Set For £550m Chinese Takeover

7 years ago

US Arrests Chinese Man For Multiple Cyber-Attacks

The 36-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles on hacking charges linked to the high-profile hacks of the US Office of…

7 years ago

Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China

Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web

7 years ago

Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China

Another example of the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to control the internet

7 years ago

Apple Bows To Chinese Regulators With Guizhou Data Centre

The move reportedly comes as part of a $1 billion (£870 million) investment plan for China

8 years ago

China, Canada Sign Latest Pact Barring Economic Hacking

The deal follows a similar arrangement with the UK and is thought to signal a shift in Beijing's approach to…

8 years ago

Huawei Partners With University Of Edinburgh On Data Science

Huawei will work on data processing and management technology with University of Edinburgh in new research deal

8 years ago

Android Ransomware Impersonates ‘King Of Glory’ Game

The ransomware encrypts the Android device's files and then displays a ransom message imitating the notorious WannaCry malware

8 years ago

Fireball Malware Infects 20 Percent Of Corporate Networks

Ad agency in Beijing responsible for malware that infected 250 million computers worldwide, researchers claim

8 years ago

Wikipedia Encryption ‘Has Decreased Censorship’ Thanks To HTTPS

Wikipedia's move to encrypt the entire site has led countries to take a more hands-off approach with regard to censorship,…

8 years ago

WannaCry Ransom Note ‘Written By Chinese Speaker’

Researchers have found a linguistic link between WannaCry's ransom notes and the language used in southern China, Taiwan or Singapore

8 years ago

China To Implement Restrictive Data Security Law This Week

Foreign companies have argued the Cyber Security Law (CSL) will make it much more difficult for them to do business…

8 years ago

MPs: Foreign Governments ‘Interfered’ With Brexit Vote

Evidence suggests a DDoS attack was used to take down the voting registration site before the landmark vote

8 years ago

UK Companies Targeted In Major Cyber Attack Operation By China-Based Hackers

The UK has been the target of a systemic global hacking operation

8 years ago

Microsoft Attempts To Woo Chinese Government With Customised Windows 10

No backdoors here. Redmond teams up with Chinese firm to customise Windows 10 for Chinese governmental use

8 years ago

Apple’s Investment In China Continues With Two More R&D Centres

Apple adds to Beijing and Shenzhen R&D centres in 3.5 billion yuan Chinese investment

8 years ago

Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users

The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ

8 years ago

MWC 2017: Jolla Sailfish Arrives On Sony Xperia & Will Be Used To Create Chinese Mobile OS

Jolla's Sailfish OS will be able to run on Xperia smartphones and will form the basis of a national mobile…

8 years ago