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China's internet security giant Qihoo planning global domination
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-05-07 00:51
Controversial Chinese software vendor Qihoo 360 has its eyes on world domination after controversial founder Zhou Hongyi told the local press he wants to turn the firm into the planet’s biggest web security biz.
Qihoo made its name flogging free AV to bargain-seeking Chinese punters and has since gone on to build a successful business around products in several related areas including web browsing, search and internet portals.
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Chinese "spy" caught with NASA porn
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-05-06 01:04
A Chinese man who was suspected of spying on NASA was pulled off a plane with a stolen laptop. But instead of the expected state secrets, the laptop was packed full of porn.
Bo Jiang was headed for China with a NASA laptop which counterintelligence spooks expected to contain spectacular details on "huge thrusters," "rings around Uranus" and the "conquest of the outer rim".
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US military contractor spent years at total mercy of Chinese hackers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-05-03 09:41
A major US military contractor may have spent years at the total mercy of hackers connected with the Chinese military.
The claims, made in a Bloomberg report on 1 May, suggest that the hackers had unrestricted access to high-level, sensitive military technology and classified documents.
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Taiwan: China's cyberarmy shifting target to think tanks, telcos
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-04-29 05:14
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) has released a report which states China's cyberarmy has grown and shifted to targets its think tanks and critical infrastructure.
According to The Taipei Times on Sunday, the report to be presented at a legislative hearing with the Ministry of National Defense and Criminal Investigation Bureau officials on Monday, states that since 2002, China had expanded its cyberarmy and now has more than 100,000 people working for it.
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Apple loses again in Chinese App Store copyright case
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-04-26 05:36
Apple has lost another copyright case in China after it was held responsible for content third parties uploaded to the bookish corner of its App Store.
The company was ordered to pay three Chinese writers more than 730,000 yuan (£76,600) in compensation after allowing their content to be uploaded and sold on the App Store without first seeking permission, according to China Daily.
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