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AI vulnerability scanning

Do the Chinese now have their own Claude Mythos?

24. April, 2026 - 13:21

China’s 360 Digital Security Group claims to have found around 1,000 vulnerabilities with the help of a multi-agent system, including at the Tianfu Cup hacking contest. The capabilities are said to approach those of Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos model. Doubts remain.

Smart devices and the Internet of Things

Chinese hackers hide behind hijacked devices

23. April, 2026 - 16:25

Security authorities are warning that Chinese hackers are using infiltrated devices to spy on political figures and companies in a targeted manner. The threat also extends to private IT equipment and smart devices.

Access to sensitive military data

Microsoft withdraws Chinese technicians from US military projects

22. July, 2025 - 07:12

A report by the US research portal ProPublica has revealed that Chinese technicians have been working on computer systems for the US Department of Defense on Microsoft’s behalf.

"No Adversarial AI Act"

DeepSeek: USA wants to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies

26. June, 2025 - 07:30

A bipartisan initiative in the US Congress is seeking to ban artificial intelligence (AI) from China, Russia and other countries considered hostile for use in US authorities.

USA wants to slow China down on AI

USA and China: Chip conflict follows tariff dispute

21. May, 2025 - 08:59

The tariff dispute between the USA and China has recently paused for breath – but now there is new trouble surrounding trade in AI chips.

Tightening of export restrictions

Nvidia: New export hurdles to China cost billions

16. April, 2025 - 05:39

With stricter restrictions on the supply of AI chips to China, the US government is causing semiconductor giant Nvidia to lose billions of dollars. Nvidia announced that the company will record a charge of 5.5 billion dollars in connection with inventories and purchase commitments.

New variants of SparrowDoor

New attacks from Chinese hacker group FamousSparrow

27. March, 2025 - 11:06

After a long period of dormancy, the Chinese hacker group FamousSparrow is active again. According to the IT security company ESET, the group has become increasingly dangerous and has deployed new, sophisticated espionage tools.

CEOs of global corporations in Beijing

Forum with BMW, Apple and Co.: Will China fill the US vacuum?

24. March, 2025 - 11:50

Dozens of board members from global corporations have accepted an invitation from China to Beijing. There, the government is heavily promoting itself. But a major issue hovers over the meeting.

After internet dispute

Baidu data breach? Vice president’s daughter leaks user data

24. March, 2025 - 11:19

The daughter of the Baidu vice president is said to have published personal user data – but the Chinese technology company firmly rejects accusations of an internal data leak.

Sophisticated malware operation

Chinese espionage on old Juniper routers

13. March, 2025 - 16:11

Following an intensive investigation dating back to mid-2024, the security company Mandiant has uncovered a covert espionage campaign by the China-linked group UNC3886. Specially developed malware was discovered on decommissioned Junos OS routers from Juniper Networks.