Experts from the Hefei National Science Center in China have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can “read the minds” of members of the country’s Communist Party. The new algorithm analyzes facial expressions, pupil reaction, brain waves and other indicators by which it determines “the level of acceptability of ideological...
China has developed a smart pillow that evaluates the quality of sleep by the movements of the user’s head. According to the developers, it is more accurate than fitness trackers and other similar devices. At the same time, the pillow has another interesting function. The novelty is designed to prevent...
Researchers recently discovered 2,500-year-old leather scale armor in the Yanghai archaeological site. Its design, although special, is reminiscent of a style of equipment worn by Persian soldiers of the 5th century BC. Source: Live Science The leather garment was found in a man’s grave with several artifacts including pottery, toys...
The United States and its international partners are currently in full preparation to be able to return to the Moon by the end of the decade. But another country is also actively working to allow its astronauts to set foot on lunar soil, China. In addition to the construction of...
Worried about Alibaba’s impact on public opinion, Beijing wants the company to sell some of its media assets. The Alibaba Group is in talks with a Chinese state conglomerate for a possible sale of its Weibo shares. Anonymous sources told Bloomberg that the e-commerce giant is exploring the possibility of...
Of greatest interest to China are industrial data, especially those useful for the economy and security. Booz Allen Hamilton has warned of China’s plans to steal huge amounts of data in order to decrypt it using quantum computers and use it to their advantage. According to the new report Booz...
Collaboration with companies was banned due to national security concerns. Bureau of Industry and Security, United States Department of Commerce added 27 companies on the list of organizations prohibited from doing business with the United States, including several Chinese quantum computing firms. The list includes such companies as Hefei National...
The possible risks associated with using WeChat were not discussed with the public. This week, senior management at at least nine public corporations, including China Cell, China Building Financial and China Nationwide Petroleum, banned their employees from using the Weixin app (the Chinese name for the WeChat app) to work....
The government’s decision is related to temporary administrative measures against the tech giant. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has banned Tencent Holdings from updating its existing apps or launching any new apps due to temporary administrative measures against the tech giant. The ministry ordered app stores and platforms...
The attackers allegedly scheduled the live broadcast for 53 minutes and provided a QR code for viewing. A cybercriminal or cybercriminals calling themselves AgainstTheWest (ATW) have reported hacking into a Chinese TV station. Judging by screenshots published by vx-underground, the attackers scheduled the live broadcast for 53 minutes and provided...
Successful attacks would allow hackers to steal exploits or learn new skills. The North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group (also known as Stardust Chollima) attacked Chinese cybersecurity researchers to steal confidential information about their work. North Korean hackers sent Chinese cybersecurity experts decoys in Chinese labeled Securitystatuscheck.zip and _signed.pdf in...
In 2020, a foreign intelligence agency attacked a number of Chinese airlines and stole passenger data. Chinese government stated that in 2020 some foreign intelligence agency hacked several Chinese airlines and stole passenger data. The malicious campaign was discovered last week by officials from the Department of State Security after...
Under the guise of government and military personnel, the hackers sent phishing emails to victims. Cybercriminals from India have attacked military units and defense contractors in China, according to the specialists of the Chinese state information security company Antiy Labs. Li Boson, deputy senior engineer at Antiy Labs, said that...
The Chinese regulator proposed to oblige companies transferring data abroad to undergo security checks. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has published draft guidelines requiring companies with more than 1 million users to undergo security checks before sending user data overseas. According to Reuters, the guidelines will also apply to...
5-second warning videos will remind you to “put the phone away” or “go to bed”. Douyin, the Chinese app “twin” of TikTok, owned by the same ByteDance company, is introducing measures to combat its own algorithms, tuned to keep users’ attention as long as possible. Now those who “stick” in...
In the gaming ecosystem of China, the FiveSys rootkit is distributed, which has successfully passed Microsoft certification under the guise of a driver. The rootkit, signed with a Microsoft certificate, is being distributed to computer gamers in China, according to Darkreading. Cybersecurity experts have determined that a rootkit with a...
