UK and US sanction Chinese entities for ‘malicious cyber activity’ against British MPs and Pentagon contractors

UK and US sanction Chinese entities for ‘malicious cyber activity’ against British MPs and Pentagon contractors

In response, two individuals and one company linked to APT31 have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans. The US said the attacks are “directly endangering US national security”. A statement from the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named the company as Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company Limited. The … Read more

Beijing behind cyberattacks on UK MPs and peers, deputy PM to warn – POLITICO

Beijing behind cyberattacks on UK MPs and peers, deputy PM to warn – POLITICO

A group of British politicians has been targeted by Chinese cyberattacks, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will tell parliament on Monday, according to the Sunday Times. Alison Giles, the parliament’s director of security, has called a group of MPs and peers, who are all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), for a … Read more

What Europe wants from the State of the Union — love for Ukraine – POLITICO

What Europe wants from the State of the Union — love for Ukraine – POLITICO

“We shouldn’t make the mistake of declaring Trump a premature winner, or even subscribing to this idea,” German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said on Wednesday. But for others it’s already too late. Ex-Tory Minister Tim Loughton told the BBC that Biden “frankly needs to read the room — it’s time to go home to the … Read more