Blown to Bits: China’s War in Cyberspace August-September 2020
Fictional account of cyberwarfare between the US and China in the year 2020 written by: Dr. Christopher Bronk is the Baker Institute fellow in information and technology policy and a lecturer in...
View ArticleSouth Korean firms paying Chinese hackers
According to the Korea Times: “One of the victims is itemBay, the nation’s largest trading site for online games. Last October, Seoul police concluded that hackers located in China’s Jilin Province...
View ArticleChinese hackers suspected in compromise of Australian PM’s computer
According to the Sydney Morning Hearld: “The parliamentary computers of Prime Minister Julia Gillard and at least two other senior ministers are suspected of being hacked. Ms Gillard’s parliamentary...
View ArticleChina’s White Paper on National Defense 2010
Xinhua has just released the full English text of China’s White Paper on National Defense 2010. Why do I get so excited when this thing gets published?
View ArticleShock: Chinese hackers not supporting the Jasmine Revolution
Two activist websites supporting the Jasmine Revolution are reporting DDOS attacks coming from IPs originating in China. Boxun.com, a US based activist website, specified locations in China to hold...
View ArticleChinese hackers bringing the world together
Fallout from Night Dragon: “Chinese hackers may have inspired memorandum between India and Kazakhstan on cyber security. The agreement, specifically mentioned to by Kazakh president Nursultan...
View ArticleThe online “Water Army”
The graphic from Techweb shows the “internet” shrieking, “Water Army!” The wind up soldiers’ keys are in the shape of the finance symbol for the Renminbi. Besides hackers, we also follow modes of...
View ArticleFBI: $11 million worth of unauthorized wire transfers to China
Very interesting report via the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, in cooperation with the FBI, on unauthorized wire transfers to China. When I say “interesting,” I mean I...
View ArticleWord cloud and Word document for 2011 White Paper on National Defense
Created with Worlde Also, the online version of the China White Paper on National Defense was so annoying, like 40 pages, created a more manageable word document if you want it White Paper National...
View ArticleUnnatural Selection by Mara Hvistendahl
Mara Hvistendahl has been a very good friend here at TDV and in addition to Mara’s extensive knowledge of Chinese hackers, she is pretty much an expert on Asian regional security concerns. Some people...
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