Posts Tagged ‘hacker’
China’s Communications Network Security Professional Committee Established
April 7th, 2010
With online and wireless security more important than ever, the Communications Network Security Professional Committee of the China Association of Communications Enterprises has been created in Beijing to address issues surrounding spam, hacking, and phishing activities.
The members of the committee include China’s three major telecom operators, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom as well [...]
German Internet Security Firm Taps Chinese Market
April 1st, 2010
German anti-virus software Avira has announced its formal entry into the Chinese market.
Avira will reportedly provide its anti-virus products via online sales and it will combine free services with value-added services to users in China.
According to Tjark Auerbach, founder and CEO of Avira, the company will first provide free-of-charge editions of its anti-virus software. With [...]
Foreign Journalists In China Are Latest Email Hacking Victims
March 31st, 2010
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, an association based in Beijing comprised of journalists representing non-Chinese media, has issued an alert because some of its members have reportedly had their email accounts hacked.
A statement posted on the FCCC’s website states: “Three Beijing-based journalists have reported receiving emails containing malware from an address that initially appeared [...]
McAfee Issues Internet Security Report As China Closes Hacker Gang
February 9th, 2010
McAfee’s “Q4 Threats Report”, issued today, shows that China is not the sole origin formore….
China’s 360 To Explore Mobile Phone Security Industry
January 22nd, 2010
Chinese Internet security software provider 360 has announced plans to acquire Msafe.com.cn, a Chinese mobile [...]
Alibaba Spars With Yahoo About Google’s China Problems
January 18th, 2010
Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group is sparring with Yahoo, one of its partners, over statements [...]
Do No Evil: Google Threatens To Leave China
January 13th, 2010
Because some of its Gmail users’ accounts were supposedly hacked by attackers originating from China, [...]
Price Increase For .CN Chinese Website Domain Names
January 7th, 2010
The China Internet Network Information Center has announced that it has increased the price for [...]
APAC Teams With Netcraft To Fight Phishing Websites In China
October 28th, 2009
The Anti-Phishing Alliance of China has decided to cooperate with the international network security company Netcraft to jointly fight phishing and hacking websites in China.
Statistics published at the annual conference of APAC show that by October 22, 2009, a total of 8,342 phishing websites had been punished and none of these websites had any complaints [...]
Kingsoft, Maxthon To Jointly Develop Secure Browser
September 18th, 2009
To fight phishing websites and to further protect the legal rights and interests of Chinese Internet users, Chinese Internet security provider Kingsoft and one of China’s largest third-party browser providers Maxthon have established a cooperation.
The two parties will work to enhance the security of Web browsing. A Maxthon-Kingsoft web shield product has also been launched [...]
