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Hackers attacked the national power grid of an unspecified Asian country earlier this year using malware typically deployed by personnel connected to China’s government, researchers said last week.  Cybersecurity company Symantec declined to attribute the incident to China but pointed to a group it tracks as RedFly.  The group compromised the network for as long as six months, stealing credentials and targeting multiple computers, the researchers said.

The malware, known as ShadowPad, also has b

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.  China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.  US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.

See:  https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign

China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien

A new malware family is targeting Asian cloud service providers and using compromised resources to mine cryptocurrency. The malware, CoinStomp, makes use of Timestomping, Command and Control through reverse shells, removal of target system’s cryptographic policies, and references to a previous cryptojacking campaign, Xanthe.

Cryptojacking is the process of compromising machines and using their resources to mine for cryptocurrencies.  This attack method has grown popular as an alternative to buil

China Coverage of Report on the Cyber Vulnerabilities of Asian Ports

SUMMARY

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has just released a report examining the economic losses expected if Asian port systems, including several in China, were subjected to a major cyber-attack.  This report did not assess the cyber vulnerabilities of Asian ports but rather postulated a major attack in order to calculate economic impact, with a focus on losses in the insurance industry.  The report concluded tha