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Australian Defense Department will replace surveillance cameras from Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua

Security Affairs

Australia’s Defense Department announced that they will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms linked to the government of Beijing. Australia’s Defense Department is going to replace surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, who are linked to the government of Beijing.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. We have credible reports that the Chinese hacked Gmail around 2010, and there are ongoing concerns about both censorship and surveillance by the Chinese social-networking company TikTok.

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A chink in the armor of China-based hacking group Nickel

Malwarebytes

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Microsoft disrupts China-based hacking group Nickel

Malwarebytes

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

Security Affairs

Attacks against undersea cables are not a novelty, in 2014 The Register published information on a secret British spy base located at Seeb on the northern coast of Oman, a strategic position that allows the British Government to tap to various undersea cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian/Arabian Gulf.

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Confronting the ethics of security and privacy during the pandemic

SC Magazine

On the flip side, their employees had to grapple with the reality that their corporate devices could surveil their activities in their own homes. In the past, these items were given as a security measure for employees to cover their webcam on the slight chance their computer was hacked. I saw this demand as well.

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What To Know About Privacy Data

Identity IQ

Your identity or social security number is one of the most important privacy data elements. This number represents your identity according to your birth certificate within the local government in your state and throughout the United States. A passport number and driver’s license code are also considered to be private data.