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Old devices, idle servers can be turned to spy on us, China’s top security agency warns

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Old devices, idle servers can be turned to spy on us, China’s top security agency warns

Foreign spy agencies have been using idle or discarded network devices belonging to Chinese firms, including servers and cameras, to launch cyberattacks and steal China’s national secrets, the country’s top anti-espionage agency warned on Friday. The Ministry of State Security (MSS), posting on the Chinese messaging app WeChat, said it had noticed the trend in … Read more

‘10 cups of tea’: for first time China’s top intelligence agency spells out reasons for questioning by authorities

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‘10 cups of tea’: for first time China’s top intelligence agency spells out reasons for questioning by authorities

For the first time, Beijing’s top intelligence agency has laid out 10 conditions subject to scrutiny by its agencies – mainly concerning national security, state secrets and violating the country’s updated anti-espionage law – that could lead to questioning, known in slang as “an invitation to tea”. In an article posted to its WeChat account … Read more