Chinese Semiconductor Industry Association aims to establish working group with U.S-based counterpart

On Thursday, in a statement, the Chinese Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) said, it aims to establish a working group with its U.S-based counterpart. The development marks a key shift from the Trump Administration’s moves to levy costs on China following a stream of intelligence reports of cyber campaigns launched by Beijing backed actors to steal…

Hackers gain access to Administrative accounts of camera maker Verkada, gains access to live camera footage of thousands of businesses

According to one of the hackers who was involved in the breach, a small group of hackers were able to view live and archived surveillance footage from hundreds of businesses including that of Tesla Inc over the past two days. Hackers gained access to live footage after gaining administrative access to camera maker Verkada. Tillie…

Russia lodges lawsuit against 5 social media platforms for not deleting violent protest posts

In a significant development that spells fresh bout of legal trouble for social media companies, Russian authorities are suing have launched a complaint against five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests. Russian authorities have filed cases against Facebook, Twitter, Google, Telegram and Tiktok for…

Apple’s latest operating system non-compliant with EU privacy requirements: France Digitale

On Tuesday, France Digitale, the country’s leading startup lobby is preparing to file a complaint against Apple with French data privacy watchdog CNIL alleging that the iPhone maker breached European Union rules. France Digitale’s seven page complaint against Apple, is backed by most French digital entrepreneurs and venture capitalists; the complaint alleges that Apple’s latest…

Volkswagen Group & Porsche could enter Formula One racing: BBC

According to a report from the BBC, the Volkswagen Group along with Porsche, are weighing options to enter Formula One provided the next engine regulations, which are scheduled to be introduced in 2025, promote sustainable fuels. Porsche Motorsport’s vice-president Fritz Enzinger has been quoted as saying, it would be “of great interest if aspects of…

Chinese state-sponsored hacking group HAFNIUM pillaged user inboxes which use Microsoft Exchange Server

In a statement, Microsoft cyber security experts along with cyber security experts from outside of the company said, a cyberespionage group from China has been remotely plundering email inboxes using 0-day exploits in Microsoft mail server software. In a blog post Microsoft said, the cyber-espionage group dubbed as HAFNIUM, a state-sponsored entity operating out of…