<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xml:base="https://news.hitb.org/"> <channel> <title>China</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title>China Pushing Explicitly-Biased Facial Recognition Standards And Local Tech Companies Are Pitching In To Help</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/china-pushing-explicitly-biased-facial-recognition-standards-and-local-tech-companies-are</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="56505" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/china-pushing-explicitly-biased-facial-recognition-standards-and-local-tech-companies-are" rel="bookmark"><span>China Pushing Explicitly-Biased Facial Recognition Standards And Local Tech Companies Are Pitching In To Help</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>April 21, 2021 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/china-pushing-explicitly-biased-facial-recognition-standards-and-local-tech-companies-are" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-12/facial-recognition-meshes.jpg?itok=9nbQetcT" width="220" height="147" alt="Wired" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> Wired </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>Facial recognition tech is plagued by bias, most of it unintentional. That's why it tends to perform more poorly when attempting to recognize minorities and women. Law enforcement doesn't tend to view these problems as bugs since it, too, operates with many of the same biases. But these are usually the byproduct of faulty inputs, which can be exacerbated by choices made by end users.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/china-pushing-explicitly-biased-facial-recognition-standards-and-local-tech-companies-are" data-a2a-title="China Pushing Explicitly-Biased Facial Recognition Standards And Local Tech Companies Are Pitching In To Help"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/china-pushing-explicitly-biased-facial-recognition-standards-and-local-tech-companies-are"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:47:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">56505 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>The Mysterious Return of Years-Old Chinese Malware</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/mysterious-return-years-old-chinese-malware</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="55063" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/mysterious-return-years-old-chinese-malware" rel="bookmark"><span>The Mysterious Return of Years-Old Chinese Malware</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>October 18, 2018 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/mysterious-return-years-old-chinese-malware" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-10/chinese_malware_v2.jpg?itok=2Bl5vNOM" width="220" height="176" alt="Wired" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> Wired </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>In 2013, cybersecurity firm Mandiant published a blockbuster report on a state-sponsored hacking team known as APT1, or Comment Crew. The Chinese group achieved instant infamy, tied to the successful hacks of more than 100 US companies and the exfiltration of hundreds of terabytes of data. They also vanished in the wake of being exposed. Now, years later, researchers from security firm McAfee say they’ve found code based on APT1–associated malware cropping up in a new set of attacks.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/mysterious-return-years-old-chinese-malware" data-a2a-title="The Mysterious Return of Years-Old Chinese Malware"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/mysterious-return-years-old-chinese-malware"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:42:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">55063 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>The CIA falsely believed it was ‘invincible’ in China — here’s how its spies were reportedly discovered</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/cia-falsely-believed-it-was-invincible-china-heres-how-its-spies-were-reportedly-discovered</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="54827" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/cia-falsely-believed-it-was-invincible-china-heres-how-its-spies-were-reportedly-discovered" rel="bookmark"><span>The CIA falsely believed it was ‘invincible’ in China — here’s how its spies were reportedly discovered</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>August 16, 2018 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/cia-falsely-believed-it-was-invincible-china-heres-how-its-spies-were-reportedly-discovered" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-08/5b74f3df64dce830008b517e.png?itok=chlNVT7I" width="220" height="110" alt="Business Insider" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> Business Insider </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p> A firewall used by the CIA to communicate with its spies in China compromised their identities and contributed to their executions by the Chinese government, several current and former intelligence officials told Foreign Policy magazine in a report published Wednesday.</p> <p>In a two-year period starting in 2010, Chinese officials began accurately identifying spies working for the US.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/cia-falsely-believed-it-was-invincible-china-heres-how-its-spies-were-reportedly-discovered" data-a2a-title="The CIA falsely believed it was ‘invincible’ in China — here’s how its spies were reportedly discovered"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/cia-falsely-believed-it-was-invincible-china-heres-how-its-spies-were-reportedly-discovered"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:08:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">54827 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title> HITB and JD.com Announce Collaboration for HITB Security Conference in China</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/hitb-and-jdcom-announce-collaboration-hitb-security-conference-china</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="54775" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/hitb-and-jdcom-announce-collaboration-hitb-security-conference-china" rel="bookmark"><span> HITB and JD.com Announce Collaboration for HITB Security Conference in China</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>August 2, 2018 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/hitb-and-jdcom-announce-collaboration-hitb-security-conference-china" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-08/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-02%20at%2008.20.45.png?itok=Wo-kAoiq" width="220" height="118" alt="HITBSecConf" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> HITBSecConf </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p class="1"><span><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><span>HITB, organizer of the popular HITB Security Conference series, is collaborating with JD.com, China’s largest retailer, to bring its popular <u>HITB Security Conferenc</u>e to China for the first time later this year. </span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" 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<link>https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-ai-beats-15-doctors-tumor-diagnosis-competition</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="54630" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-ai-beats-15-doctors-tumor-diagnosis-competition" rel="bookmark"><span>Chinese AI beats 15 doctors in tumor diagnosis competition</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>July 4, 2018 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-ai-beats-15-doctors-tumor-diagnosis-competition" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-07/AI-beating-doctors-796x417.png?itok=V4EoSdlu" width="220" height="115" alt="https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2018/07/AI-beating-doctors-796x417.png" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2018/07/AI-beating-doctors-796x417.png" target="_blank">https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2018/07/AI-beating-doctors-796x417.png</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>An AI system has wiped the floor with some of China’s top doctors when it comes to diagnosing brain tumors and predicting hematoma expansion.</p> <p>As reported by Xinhua, the system defeated a team comprised of 15 of China’s top doctors by a margin of two to one. The AI, BioMind, was developed by the Artificial Intelligence Research Centre for Neurological Disorders at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, and is another example of the long line of the technology analyzing images.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-ai-beats-15-doctors-tumor-diagnosis-competition" data-a2a-title="Chinese AI beats 15 doctors in tumor diagnosis competition"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a 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<span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/homeland-security-claims-dji-drones-are-spying-china" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2017-11/dims_2.jpg?itok=0Ghi1Z3o" width="220" height="146" alt="https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=100&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4928%252C3279%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1065%26image_uri%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo.aolcdn.com%252Fhss%252Fstorage%252Fmidas%252Fac3672edf3f9216e9b7a14c0db9e8f75%252F205908912%252Fin-this-picture-taken-on-may-11-a-drone-flies-in-the-showroom-of-the-picture-id800650656%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D1a169f760010d1d2c8fb0d369b48bd5713d9df86&client=cbc79c14ef" title="Credit: Engadget" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=100&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4928%252C3279%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1065%26image_uri%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo.aolcdn.com%252Fhss%252Fstorage%252Fmidas%252Fac3672edf3f9216e9b7a14c0db9e8f75%252F205908912%252Fin-this-picture-taken-on-may-11-a-drone-flies-in-the-showroom-of-the-picture-id800650656%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D1a169f760010d1d2c8fb0d369b48bd5713d9df86&client=cbc79c14ef" 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<link>https://news.hitb.org/content/china-wants-apples-source-code-apple-refuses-hand-over-goods</link> <description><span>China wants Apple's source code, but Apple refuses to hand over the goods</span> <div><p>Apple has revealed that Chinese authorities have asked for access to the company's source code in the last couple of years. The revelation was made by Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell as he tried to deflect accusations that have sprung up in the wake of the San Bernardino iPhone case.</p></div> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/20/2016 - 05:53</span> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/china-wants-apples-source-code-apple-refuses-hand-over-goods" data-a2a-title="China wants Apple's source code, but Apple refuses to hand over the goods"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/tags/apple" hreflang="en">Apple</a> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/tags/china" hreflang="en">China</a> <ul class="no-bullet"><li class="node-readmore"> <a 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href="https://news.hitb.org/content/us-china-seen-making-slow-progress-bid-halt-cybercrime" rel="bookmark"><span>U.S., China Seen Making Slow Progress in Bid to Halt Cybercrime</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>December 3, 2015 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/us-china-seen-making-slow-progress-bid-halt-cybercrime" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/500px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg__1.png?itok=uLQBV2nc" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>U.S. and Chinese officials concluded two days of meetings Wednesday to curb cybercrime as China’s state-run news agency said a hacking attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was carried out by criminals there.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/us-china-seen-making-slow-progress-bid-halt-cybercrime" data-a2a-title="U.S., China Seen Making Slow Progress in Bid to Halt Cybercrime"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/us-china-seen-making-slow-progress-bid-halt-cybercrime"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 01:11:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">51390 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title> Chinese still 'jumping' firewall to use Twitter </title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-still-jumping-firewall-use-twitter</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="51310" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-still-jumping-firewall-use-twitter" rel="bookmark"><span> Chinese still 'jumping' firewall to use Twitter </span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>November 5, 2015 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a 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News " /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/151105/c07646edc5830c25968ed3dcfc79ce92e5b13691-1b3l4dk.jpg" target="_blank">https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/151105/c07646edc5830c25968ed3dcfc79ce92e5b13691-1b3l4dk.jpg</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>China's blocking of Twitter has failed to keep activists, journalists and others from using the messaging platform to connect with the rest of the world, said a study released Wednesday.</p> <p>The study by Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society said it was not possible to estimate the number of Chinese Twitter users but said that "this alternative venue is enjoyed by various groups of people with diverse shared interests that gravitate towards three main areas: politics, technology, and entertainment."</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-still-jumping-firewall-use-twitter" data-a2a-title=" Chinese still 'jumping' firewall to use Twitter "><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-still-jumping-firewall-use-twitter"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:03:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">51310 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Chinese Military Behind South China Sea Cyber Espionage Attacks</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-military-behind-south-china-sea-cyber-espionage-attacks</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="51254" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-military-behind-south-china-sea-cyber-espionage-attacks" rel="bookmark"><span>Chinese Military Behind South China Sea Cyber Espionage Attacks</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>September 25, 2015 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-military-behind-south-china-sea-cyber-espionage-attacks" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/china-flag-640x427_0.jpg?itok=il_5hc4U" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>An infamous advanced persistent threat hacking group known as Naikon is actually China's PLA Unit 78020 and a military intelligence expert there, traced to the attacks via his social media and other activity.</p> <p>Add one more contentious cyberattack issue to the mix for tomorrow's meeting in Washington, D.C. between President Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping: researchers have identified a member of a Chinese military unit that they say is behind an infamous cyber espionage attack campaign against governments in Asia as well as the United Nations.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-military-behind-south-china-sea-cyber-espionage-attacks" data-a2a-title="Chinese Military Behind South China Sea Cyber Espionage Attacks"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/chinese-military-behind-south-china-sea-cyber-espionage-attacks"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 01:09:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">51254 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>