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China Has Abandoned a Cybersecurity Truce With the US, Report Says (bloomberg.com)
Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike says China has largely abandoned a hacking truce negotiated by Barack Obama as President Trump embarked on a trade war with Beijing last year. "A slowdown in Chinese hacking following the cybersecurity agreement Obama's administration secured in 2015 appears to have been reversed, the firm said in a report released Tuesday that reviewed cyber activity by U.S. adversaries in 2018," reports Bloomberg. From the report: The report comes as the Trump administration seeks to reach a trade deal with China, including provisions on intellectual property theft, ahead of a March 1 deadline. Trump has said he may extend that deadline and hold off on increasing tariffs on Chinese imports if there's progress in the talks. China's hacking targets in 2018 included telecommunications systems in the U.S. and Asia, according to Crowdstrike. Groups linked to Iran and Russia also appeared to target telecommunications, a sector that yields "the most bang for your buck" for hackers due to the large number of users that can be accessed after breaching a single network, Meyers said.
The findings align with concern in the U.S. about telecommunications security as the country transitions to the next generation of mobile networks and the Trump administration seeks to secure so-called 5G technology from foreign intelligence gathering. The administration has expressed particular concern about the spread of products made by the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. The report also mentions the increased cyber activity in other parts of the world. "Iran focused much of its cyber activity on Middle Eastern and North African countries while Russia engaged in intelligence collection and information operations worldwide," the report says. "North Korea deployed hackers for financial gain and intelligence collection, while China targeted sectors including technology, manufacturing and hospitality."
The findings align with concern in the U.S. about telecommunications security as the country transitions to the next generation of mobile networks and the Trump administration seeks to secure so-called 5G technology from foreign intelligence gathering. The administration has expressed particular concern about the spread of products made by the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. The report also mentions the increased cyber activity in other parts of the world. "Iran focused much of its cyber activity on Middle Eastern and North African countries while Russia engaged in intelligence collection and information operations worldwide," the report says. "North Korea deployed hackers for financial gain and intelligence collection, while China targeted sectors including technology, manufacturing and hospitality."
Oh, its also a dupe too of another article posted today but thats to be expected I guess.
>> official thing negotiated by POTUS
So...the standard of whether or not the agreement was violated is decided by a random security firm?
It's at an all time high. Hot war coming at 4.
Never existed. Obama fooled. Prog left ecstatic over losing.
You're easily duped, that much is true fucking moron.
Orange man good.
We are supposed to be disturbed that China is trying to hack our networks and steal information, and intellectual property from us in response to our trying to hold them culpable for stealing information ,intellectual property and one sided trade practices ?
Well I guess the next time somebody commits murder their solemn promise not to do it again should be enough for anyone.
But but Orange man is like Jesus! Double the deficit again please papa orange man! Take more of my money! I was born to be a blind follower! Feelings feelings feelings. No logic or math 4eva!
Are you referring to the unindicted co-conspirator, aka individual 1?
The guy who's been under investigation by multiple federal and state level agencies since before he was even elected? The guy who'd administration has had 34 people charged so far with over 100 criminal counts and 6 guilty pleas from people in his immediate circle? That guy?
Be nice to us economically or face random hacks... we will also tell your citizens that you would not be nice to us and "negotiate" so they will get mad at you about it too.
China is terrible country that is far worse than America. I don't have a problem with cutting ties with that disgusting nation until they stop abusing their citizens. It like someone coming to your door and saying... I want you to sell me your house for 20% off or I am going to harass your neighborhood and watching your fellow neighbor getting pissed off at your for refusing to let bad people get their way!
Sadly, it works too! Just look at this article!
Cut china off the internet for 7 days...
But crazy white socialist guy good! Crazy young horse face socialist woman also good! They both want to give me moar phr33 st00f.
At going to prison? So far, so great.
I SMELL JOB SECURITY!!
You don't give ransom to kidnappers and you don't give concessions because the enemy attacks you.
Tell them they can knock that shit off or the market is closed, full stop, until they learn to behave.
What this really means is that China's ability to obtain companies' IP through other means (e.g. espionage or via Chinese law) are not as effective as they once were or hoped they would be. The policy of the Chinese government has been "China first and to hell with the rest of you" long before Trump paraded out his "America First" line. China only does things that will benefit China and therefore the truce was part of that calculation. Now that things have changed and/or it's proven to not be as effective as hoped/expected (e.g. beefed up security and/or higher awareness by US companies), the Chinese government has resumed their normal hacking operations to steal IP. Alternatively, they predicted a massive influx of US companies that would be handing over their IP to China which hasn't panned out as expected. Anyway it goes, they were expecting to get more of the IP from US companies and it didn't happen and their response is to take it by hacking into companies.
Note: I'm not claiming superiority in any regard, I'm just explaining the thought process that dictates their actions. (Take your whataboutism and shove it because this is about China.)
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
For comparison, what is the historic and current level of US espionage / hacking of China and Chinese targets? Preferably from an independent source.
Obama just cut back on monitoring so he could wiretap the many Republican candidates, which took up all his time and resources.
Free stuff? No â" essential services to help better our society that we pay taxes for. Problem is you assholes would be fine living in a third world shithole crawling in the dirt living as slaves, just so long as you didnâ(TM)t have to pay taxes. Taxes are theft durr hurr
The day and next few days after China and USA signed the agreement, I didn't see any different in the attack logs of our servers. About 60% come from Chinese IPs, usually Universities and sometimes "unknown" IPs that aren't assigned to anyone in the world officially.
Every week, I look through the rejects for all web and email traffic. Don't think the attack levels are any different today, though we do get more "your account has been hacked, pay this bitcoin ... " stuff in the spam folders.
I suspect the Orange One hasn't figured out that when you negotiate one thing, you're actually negotiating something entirely different that's not mentioned in the meetings or even by the advisors beforehand, or in the pre-read, or in the papers reporting your "success" or anywhere else. Certainly, his actions with many nations and groups to date don't appear to show that he's grasped this fact, despite being such a stable genius.
Pissing off one bit of the Chinese population/government isn't likely to be invisible to the other bit.
When was a Truce negotiated? There wasn't one. Crowdstrike is the group that handled the DNC server investigation when the FBI was not allowed to look. The propaganda machine is in full swing. The hits on our servers are still consistently coming from China and there has been no slow down.
This shouldn't even be a negotiating point, if they're actively hacking us ban them until they get their shit under control (not like they don't control their whole network at the government level anyway, should be simple to stop the state-sponsored hacks from China.) The idea they would even suggest this as an ultimatum for not buying their backdoored hardware shows they need a kick in the balls.
Yeah, because China wouldn't have dared to lie to Barack.
Please. China has been engaged in cyberwarfare since the invention of the computer network. They're not stepping it up. They're getting caught more, and western countries are starting to replace "unknown foreign actor" with "Chinese" in reports, rather than continuing to give them cover.
They steal our intellectual property, manipulate currency, and likely install backdoors in networks, chips and other devices manufactured for export. And like Lenin said many U.S. corporations are not only glad to sell them the rope with which to hang us, they'll actually pay them to put the rope around our necks.
essential services like "WE ARE DEAD IN 10 YEARS!!!!!"
essential services to refurbish and rebuild every building in America.
essential services to nationalize energy, health, and housing.
essential services to raise the minimum wage in places that do not need it that high
essential services to mention cow farts as a serious issue
essential services to hand out free college because gender studies can't find a job and no one can tell me what new skills are necessary that college will provide that high school can't for the next century
essential services like open borders and eliminating ICE because evvvill racism
essential services like taxing everyone to combat climate change while outlawing the actual source of energy that can solve the problem.
She is retarded. Her ideas are retarded. Her ideas would turn the US into a 3rd world shithole. Her understanding of economics are retarded despite a piece of paper saying she should know better. Anyone that believes her or thinks her ideas are genius is a retard.
Looks like someone forgot to take their meds today. Yesterday wasn't a good day for APK and it looks like today won't be either.
Chinese did not abandon the said agreement - they never respected it.
One of the reasons for the trade war was the ongoing cyber-espionage.
And of Obama made it. They will not honor any treaty that stops their march towards dominance.
Corporatism != Free Market
They were violating it while it was being signed, and never actually lived up to any part of it.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
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Ah, it's your SELF-PROCLAIMED "holiness" right? Schabouth Hag. 6d: "Jews may swear falsely by use of subterfuge wording." what a joke. Megalomania abounds in YOUR culture.
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... designing hardened systems.
America is not willing or able to design innovative cyber defenses.
It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
She is retarded. Her ideas are retarded. Her ideas would turn the US into a 3rd world shithole. Her understanding of economics are retarded despite a piece of paper saying she should know better. Anyone that believes her or thinks her ideas are genius is a retard.
I think you have just described the ideal woman for APK.
How is he good at going to prison?
Has he done that before?
I've been hearing about his imminent downfall since he was elected President, but it keeps not happening.
your face is tarded
fuck your self-important ignorant bullshit, fucking retard
And your support for this statement is what exactly?
No, citing one, several, or numerous Chinese hacks won't answer the question. We need something specific and concrete that supports the idea that Chinese hacking won't get worse now.
"Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike says China has largely abandoned a hacking truce negotiated by Barack Obama as President Trump embarked on a trade war with Beijing last year."
Is there ANYTHING that Donald Trump can't fuck up?
It took years for things to go anywhere with Nixon, too.
"Why hasn't he been arrested yet, then???" Isn't proof of innocence, in any way
'Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike says China has largely abandoned a hacking truce'.
The agreement came at the behest of President Xi.
In 2015 he proposed a UN Internet Code of Conduct calling on members to “Comply with the UN Charter by respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity; not to use information and communications technologies, ICT, for hostile activities and aggression and not to proliferate information weapons or related technologies; to cooperate in combating criminal and terrorist activities that use ICT; to promote the establishment of a democratic and multilateral internet management system, and to promote the important role of the United Nations in formulating international norms.”
The US vetoed the resolution and, a few months later, as Xiwas preparing to visit the US, Washington announced sanctions on Chinese companies for alleged digital Internet attacks. Xi immediately altered his itinerary and invited America’s technology CEOs to dinner at Bill Gates’ Seattle home. Forbes reported, “Beijing is pushing back in an unorthodox way by organizing a technology forum in Seattle to demonstrate its own sway over the American tech industry. The meeting is rankling the Obama administration by veering off the script agreed to for Xi’s carefully stage-managed visit.” Apple’s Tim Cook described the reaction when Xi entered the room, “Did you feel the room shake?”
The CEOs discussed the Internet code of conduct and, after publicly expressing their support for Xi’s position, informed President Obama who promised, “The United States will neither conduct nor knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors.” The New York Times opined, ”Looking back at the trip, the most memorable moment–and maybe the most important–was watching $2.5 trillion of American corporate power pay homage to the Chinese President.” As The Diplomat subsequently observed, “In his visit, President Xi Jinping brilliantly outmaneuvered the United States.”
Since China leads in most of the sciences and technologies, it has no need to spy. Nor is there a shred of evidence that it does.
Oh dear!
An innocent little lamb!
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Of course the Chinese lied to Obama. You don't think handlers tell the _whole_ truth to their assets, do you?
So weak, do you need a hankie? How about a cold compress?
Because Trump hates America even more than he hates Obama.