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Economic Times
01-08-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Did US use Microsoft bugs to spy on China's military?
Synopsis China accuses the US of exploiting Microsoft's email server vulnerabilities to steal military data and launch cyberattacks on its defense sector. This accusation follows Microsoft's repeated blaming of China for major cyber incidents involving its software, including breaches of Exchange servers and SharePoint. The US embassy has not yet responded to the allegations. Reuters Microsoft logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, January 25, 2023. China accused the US of exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s email servers to steal military data and carry out cyberattacks on its defense sector, Bloomberg Cyber Security Association of China, a little-known entity backed by the Cyberspace Administration of China, said Friday that US actors had been linked to two major cyberattacks on Chinese military companies. The attackers allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange to control the servers of a key defense-sector company for nearly a year, it Microsoft has repeatedly blamed China for major cyber incidents tied to its software. In 2021, an alleged Chinese campaign compromised tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers. In 2023, another alleged Chinese breach of Exchange impacted senior US officials' email accounts, prompting a US government review that accused Microsoft of a 'cascade of security failures.' Last month, Microsoft also said state-backed Chinese hacking groups exploited flaws in its SharePoint file-sharing software.'Every nation state in the world carries out offensive cybersecurity campaigns against others,' said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence at Trend Micro. 'I'm assuming at this point, because of the recent SharePoint vulnerability that Microsoft attributed to China, they are coming out and saying, hey, the US has been targeting us with exploits.'The US embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to Bloomberg's request for comment. Ben Read, director of strategic threat intelligence at noted in a recent blog that China increasingly uses 'public attribution of cyber activities' to pressure Taiwan and shape 'the international dialogue around cybersecurity.' Earlier this year, Beijing accused Taiwan of multiple April, China alleged that three NSA employees hacked the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, targeting systems containing personal information of event participants. While Washington has often named alleged Chinese hackers and filed charges against them, Beijing has historically avoided directly accusing US spies, Bloomberg said.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Did US use Microsoft bugs to spy on China's military?
China accused the US of exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Corp .'s email servers to steal military data and carry out cyberattacks on its defense sector, Bloomberg reported. The Cyber Security Association of China, a little-known entity backed by the Cyberspace Administration of China, said Friday that US actors had been linked to two major cyberattacks on Chinese military companies. The attackers allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange to control the servers of a key defense-sector company for nearly a year, it said. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Data Analytics MCA Product Management Design Thinking CXO Leadership Artificial Intelligence Management Degree Others Digital Marketing healthcare Public Policy Cybersecurity PGDM Project Management Healthcare Finance Data Science Technology MBA others Operations Management Data Science Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis & Visualization Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning Business Intelligence & Data-Driven Decision Making Analytics Strategy & Implementation Duration: 12 Weeks Indian School of Business Applied Business Analytics Starts on Jun 13, 2024 Get Details Washington-based Microsoft has repeatedly blamed China for major cyber incidents tied to its software. In 2021, an alleged Chinese campaign compromised tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers. In 2023, another alleged Chinese breach of Exchange impacted senior US officials' email accounts, prompting a US government review that accused Microsoft of a 'cascade of security failures.' Last month, Microsoft also said state-backed Chinese hacking groups exploited flaws in its SharePoint file-sharing software. 'Every nation state in the world carries out offensive cybersecurity campaigns against others,' said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence at Trend Micro. 'I'm assuming at this point, because of the recent SharePoint vulnerability that Microsoft attributed to China, they are coming out and saying, hey, the US has been targeting us with exploits.' The US embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to Bloomberg's request for comment. Live Events Ben Read, director of strategic threat intelligence at noted in a recent blog that China increasingly uses 'public attribution of cyber activities' to pressure Taiwan and shape 'the international dialogue around cybersecurity.' Earlier this year, Beijing accused Taiwan of multiple cyberattacks. In April, China alleged that three NSA employees hacked the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, targeting systems containing personal information of event participants. While Washington has often named alleged Chinese hackers and filed charges against them, Beijing has historically avoided directly accusing US spies, Bloomberg said.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'Prostate Cancer's tests are simple and you're better off knowing'
Four men whose family members have been diagnosed with prostate cancer have completed a 16-hour golf challenge. Jonathon Wallace, Mike Ashwin, Ben Read, and Ben Smith played 100 holes on Chipping Sodbury Golf Club in South Gloucestershire in about 16 hours, raising £4,000 for charity Prostate Cancer in eight men will be diagnosed with the disease, which often does not have any symptoms until the tumour grows - meaning testing for the condition is crucial. Mr Wallace, whose father and wife's uncle both had the disease, hopes the challenge will encourage people to get checked, saying: "It's just a simple test and you're better off knowing." "The sooner you know, the better and easier everything is to do with it," he Smith's father in law passed away from prostate cancer two and a half years ago, said Mr Wallace."It's so close to our heart that we thought this is the one to do."This made the biggest sense to all of us," Mr Wallace took the group 34.8 miles (56km) and 18 lost balls to complete the feat. "An incredible feeling of achievement that will last forever," said Mr Wallace. "Life is short. Do stuff that matters."Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It's curable if caught early, but often shows no symptoms. You can check your risk in 30 seconds. Symptoms According to the NHS, prostate cancer does not usually cause any symptoms until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis (urethra).Symptoms of prostate cancer can include:needing to pee more frequently, often during the nightneeding to rush to the toiletdifficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy)straining or taking a long time while peeingweak flowfeeling that your bladder has not emptied fullyblood in urine or blood in semen
