Mountain View (ip-192.com): Internet users in China experience new disruptions when they try to use Google’s search engine. Queries are dropped even for innocent searches that have not been censored before. Several media reports indicate that almost all searches on Google initiated by users in mainland China seem to be blocked now. Google confirmed that [...]
China (ip-192.com): While representatives from Lanxiang Vocational School and Shanghai Jiaotong University denied any involvement in hacking attempts against Google and other western targets, U.S. cyber experts believe they have traced the hacking attack on Google to the two educational institutions in China, several newspapers report today. US investigators also say that they have identified [...]
China (ip-192.com): Two Chinese educational institutions, Lanxiang Vocational School, which has links to the Chinese military, and Shanghai Jiaotong University, may have been involved in a series of cyber-attacks on Google, American enterprises, and government agencies. The attacks (ip-192.com reported here and here) may have begun as early as April 2009, the New York Times [...]
China (ip-192.com): Chinas biggest hacker training site has been shut down by the authorities, according to the China Daily newspaper. At least three people have been arrested, and approximately $250,000 in cash has been sized. The site, called Black Hawk Safety Net, gave lessons in hacking and sold downloads of malicious software. The hacker training [...]
Washington (ip-192.com): Citing an increased number of governments developing cyber-weapons, the United States, Russia and a UN arms committee are discussing ways to strengthen the security of cyberspace, according to The New York Times. Officials argue that because more nations are developing cyber-weapons, a new approach is needed to blunt an international arms race. American [...]
Round Rock (ip-192.com): Dell plans to sell its new Mini 3 smartphones equipped with Google’s Android mobile software, as the computer maker enters the growing and crowded mobile phone market. Dell plans to sell the new phone through China Mobile in China and Claro in Brazil. While there was a lot of chatter in October [...]
