Neowin News Feed for: Chinese

Shanghai could be home to secretive Chinese hackers

Paul Ferson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai. Read more...

White House confirms cyber-attack on secure network

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:34:05 +0100

The White House has admitted a cyber-attack occurred on Sunday, in which the hackers could have accessed information about the country's nuclear arsenal. China has been suggested as a perpetrator. Read more...

Anonymous defaces hundreds of Chinese websites

John Callaham — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:41:46 +0100

The hacker group Anonymous has claimed it has launched cyber attacks against hundreds of websites based in China, including defacing them with messages denouncing the country's government. Read more...

Fake Chinese 500 GB external drive is one clever paperweight (literally)

Denis Wong — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:34:33 +0100

Just in time for this weekend, there appears to be a humourous story making its rounds on several news sites. You are probably all too familiar with some malicious eBay sellers selling portable electronics -... Read more...

Microsoft investigating Chinese sweatshop accusations

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:43:44 +0100

KYE Systems, a factory in China has been accused of being a sweatshop. The National Labor Committee got inside the organization and got pictures and quotes from the staff. "We are like prisoners... We do... Read more...

Another attack executed on law firm suing China

Owen Williams — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:27:35 +0000

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Techweb reports that CYBERsitter software company specialising in web filtering software, has sued the People's Republic of China, two Chinese software makers, and seven computer manufacturers for distributing web filtering software called "Green Dam" with... Read more...

Chinese Internet giant hit with scandal

Brad Sams — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:40:25 +0000

Baidu, China's largest search giant has been accused by the state run media that it is allowing unlicensed medical providers to buy high search rankings. Baidu dominates the Chinese market with about 60% of... Read more...

Chinese Windows 2000 attack crashes PCs

Steven Parker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:45:16 +0100

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Security researchers have spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned non-Chinese users to expect attacks. Symantec confirmed that the proof-of-concept code publicly posted to the... Read more...

Chinese Internet Users Up to 210 Million

Sagittarius — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:43:47 +0000

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The official China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced yesterday that the country's online population was now at 210 million, having grown 53%, from 137 million reported at the same time last year, and was... Read more...

Iomega Acquires Chinese Hard Drive Manufacturer

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:39:09 +0000

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External disk storage maker Iomega on Dec. 12 announced that it will acquire ExcelStor Great Wall Technology, an $800 million hard drive manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China, through exchange of stock. No cash will change... Read more...

Yahoo Exec Apologizes for Chinese Journalist Incident

Sagittarius — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:33:29 +0000

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Michael Callahan, executive vice president and general counsel at Yahoo Inc., has apologized for failing to inform U.S. lawmakers about the circumstances under which the Internet company gave the Chinese government information on one of... Read more...

Chinese government at the center of five cyber attack claims

Slimy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:38:25 +0100

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A wave of attacks in the UK, Germany, and the United States from Chinese-based computers had the Chinese foreign ministry issuing an official denial that their government had been involved. Afterwards, officials from New Zealand... Read more...

Seagate: No Buyout Offer from Chinese Company

Slimy — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:28:11 +0100

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Contrary to previous reports, Seagate Technology has announced the world's largest disk drive maker has not received an offer to be acquired by any foreign or domestic company and that it is not for sale.... Read more...

Chinese Anti-Corruption Game Proves too Popular

Slimy — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:39:20 +0100

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A Chinese government-sponsored online game that allows players to learn government anti-corruption measures and to kill corrupt officials and their bikini-clad mistresses has been overwhelmed by user demand. The Ningbo Haishu District Discipline Commission in... Read more...

Chinese Company Interested in Buying Seagate

Slimy — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:16:25 +0100

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An unnamed Chinese technology company has shown interest in acquiring disk drive maker Seagate Technology, which owns about 30% of the world market share in the sector. The possibility of such a transaction raises concerns... Read more...

Chinese cyber-dissident jailed for 4 years

Slimy — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:15:49 +0100

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According to Reporters Without Borders, Chen Shuqing, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate of democratic reforms, has been sentenced to four years in jail after he was convicted of "inciting the government's... Read more...

Gateway Enters Chinese Market with Notebook and Desktop PCs

Slimy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:28:25 +0100

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In an attempt to capture some of the expanding Chinese consumer technology market, Gateway has announced the availability of its notebooks, desktops and displays in China. Gateway products are now available in PC malls and... Read more...

Congress to Investigate Yahoo's Role in Chinese Rights Case

Sagittarius — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:38:21 +0100

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It seems as if Yahoo, which is currently playing second fiddle to Google in many of their competing offerings including search and online video, just can't get a break these days. Today, congressional investigators have... Read more...

Norton Antivirus targets Windows files on Chinese computers

Slimy — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:21:48 +0100

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Chinese PCs running Symantec antivirus software have been incapacitated by a faulty virus signature update delivered automatically to users on Friday about 1:00 a.m. Beijing time. Symantec's antivirus scanning engine mistook two critical system files... Read more...

Chinese court rules Yahoo violated music copyrights

Slimy — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:41:46 +0100

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In a copyright infringement lawsuit, a Chinese court ruled against Yahoo's China operations and ordered the company to pay 210,000 yuan ($27,000) in damages to member companies of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.... Read more...