Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth-century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s Dark Ages has shed light on what the leader may have looked like. Emperor Wu He ruled China from… Read More »
Apple (AAPL) is in the midst of what you might generously call a “difficult” period. The company is battling a high-profile antitrust battle with the Justice Department, falling iPhone sales in China and a regulatory investigation in the European Union. And those are just last week’s headlines. The company also still faces a shortage of… Read More »
A Cabinet minister has described China as a “security threat” as the government faces demands for the country to be officially labeled a “threat”. The government now describes China as an “epoch-defining challenge” but has faced pressure from MPs in the House of Commons to formally upgrade its assessment of Beijing. The volume of these… Read More »
London must “wake up” to the scale and seriousness of the threat from China of espionage, intellectual property theft and interference operations, a leading MP has warned. Former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, who sits on Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, stressed that China was “productively” targeting the capital to gain economic, political or military advantage.… Read More »
A Cabinet minister has said the Government does not want to “start trade problems” with China after calling for a cyber attack on the Electoral Commission. The government has been accused of being too weak to respond to attacks by Chinese state-based actors on the UK imposing sanctions on two individuals and a company. Speaking… Read More »
Britain and the US have accused China of waging a global campaign of “malicious” cyberattacks in an unprecedented joint operation to uncover Beijing’s espionage. Britain has accused China of targeting its Electoral Commission watchdog and being behind an online “reconnaissance” campaign targeting the email accounts of MPs and their colleagues. British intelligence services believe Chinese… Read More »
Oliver Dowden tells House of Commons any hostile cyber activity against British MPs is ‘completely unacceptable’ – AFP The US and UK have uncovered a global Chinese hacking plot targeting White House staff and the Foreign Office, as well as British MPs and the Electoral Commission. Washington and London announced sanctions against two individuals and… Read More »
From top left to right: Ni Gaobin; WengMing; and Cheng Feng. From bottom left to right: Peng Yaowen; Sun Xiaohui; Xiong Wang; and Zhao Guangzong The US government has released images of seven Chinese hackers wanted on charges of infiltrating the communications of targets in Britain and America over a 14-year period. In a newly… Read More »
Ministers have been accused of being too weak in their response to China following a cyberattack on Britain’s election watchdog, which accessed the names and addresses of millions of voters. Britain said it summoned China’s ambassador to protest and acted with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the United States, while the United States imposed… Read More »