Who is Xu Zewei, alleged Chinese hacker extradited by the FBI from Italy?The FBI has brought alleged China-linked hacker Xu Zewei to the United States. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his recent Italy trip was vit...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Microsoft restricts Chinese access to cyber early warning system following speculation that Beijing is behind hacking campaignMicrosoft declined to disclose the status of its investigation of the hacking or go into specifics about which companies had been restricte...
21 Aug, 2025, 04.33 AM IST
Did US use Microsoft bugs to spy on China's military?China accuses the US of exploiting Microsoft's email server vulnerabilities to steal military data and launch cyberattacks on its defense s...
01 Aug, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw but failed to effectively patch it, timeline showsA Microsoft spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that its initial solution did not work. The spokesperson added that Microsoft had released fu...
22 Jul, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
US arrests Chinese hacker Xu Zewei for stealing COVID-19 research and hacking Microsoft serversXu Zewei, a Chinese national, has been apprehended in Italy following a U.S. extradition request for his involvement in hacking activities....
09 Jul, 2025, 03.52 AM IST
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI toolsMicrosoft said in its report it had tracked hacking groups affiliated with Russian military intelligence, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and t...
15 Feb, 2024, 08.57 AM IST
China-based 'Flax Typhoon' hackers targeting Taiwan govt: MicrosoftMicrosoft said Thursday that Flax Typhoon, "a nation-state actor based out of China", has since mid-2021 mainly "targeted government agenci...
25 Aug, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
US Congressman says Chinese spies hacked his emailsNebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with bot...
15 Aug, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Chinese hackers breached US commerce chief's emails; Antony Blinken warns Chinese counterpartOn Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that a stealthy Chinese hacking operation had exploited a secret flaw in a piece of the company's authentica...
14 Jul, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Chinese hackers gained access to government email accounts, Microsoft saysThe attack was targeted, according to a person briefed on the intrusion into the government networks, with the hackers going after specific...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking 'critical' infrastructureMicrosoft highlighted Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean with a vital military outpost, as one of the targets, but said "malicious" ...
25 May, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Chinese hackers outnumber our cyber staff fifty to one: FBI director Christopher WrayAt least 30,000 organisations across the US, including government and commercial firms, were hacked by China-based threat actors in 2021 wh...
30 Apr, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacksRussia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government a...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Spies for Hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurshipSponsored but not necessarily micromanaged by Beijing, this new breed of hacker attacks government targets and private companies alike, mix...
27 Aug, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
US accuses China of Microsoft hack, rallies allies in condemnationIn a simultaneous announcement, the US Department of Justice said four Chinese nationals had been charged with hacking the computers of doz...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
Chinese hackers hit 30,000 US organisations in new attackTwo cybersecurity experts who have briefed US national security advisors on the attack told KrebsOnSecurity the Chinese hacking group seize...
06 Mar, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
State-sponsored hackers in China targeting email services: MicrosoftMicrosoft said the hacking group, named "Hafnium", is a "highly skilled and sophisticated actor". Hafnium has in the past targeted US-based...
03 Mar, 2021, 03.41 PM IST