Category: chinese

US charges two Chinese hackers with trying to steal COVID-19 research

Post author By Randall
Post date July 21, 2020
Categories In charges, China, chinese, coronavirus, covid-19, cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, department of justice, doj, gear, hackers, indictment, News, Research, Security, Tech, us

[ad_1] According to the indictment, the hackers were working both for the Chinese government’s Ministry of State Security and for their own personal gain. At the moment, there’s no indication that they obtained any COVID-19 research. “China has now taken its place, alongside Russia, Iran and North Korea, in that shameful club of nations that […]

Tencent adds age-based playtime limits to ‘League of Legends’ in China

Post author By Randall
Post date July 24, 2019
Categories In age, av, business, China, chinese, data, eyesight, Gaming, gaming addiction, league of legends, minors, restrictions, riot games, Tech, tencent, time limits, tracking, user data, Video Games

[ad_1] In the face of pressure from the Chinese government, Tencent and Riot Games have added age-based time limits to League of Legends in China, Polygon reports. Minors now get booted from the game after two hours of play, and the companies use China’s national ID numbers — which are used to make accounts — […]

US government warns China may have access to drone data

Post author By Randall
Post date May 20, 2019
Categories In China, chinese, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, data, department of homeland security, dhs, dji, Drones, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, government, intelligence, manufacturers, Robots, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The alert reportedly cautions organizations involved in national security and critical functions that they must be “especially vigilant as they may be at greater risk of espionage.” If the alert has any merit, it could be serious, as in the US, drones are used for everything from law enforcement to first response missions and […]