DefenceTalkA shadowy hacking group believed to be affiliated with the Chinese military has spent years infiltrating the American aerospace industry and US trading partners in the space industry, a US cybersecurity company said Monday. Officials from CrowdStrike accused the Shanghai-based unit 61486 of the People’s Liberation Army 12th bureau of attacking American and other western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-linked-to-seven-years-of-hacking-us-aerospace-industry-59849/

DefenceTalkA Chinese military unit has run a hacking campaign that includes sending bogus email in a bid to intercept Western satellite communications and aerospace secrets, a US security firm said. The report by the California-based firm Crowdstrike points to broader hacking by China weeks after the United States for the first time filed charges against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-hackers-target-space-industry-study-59847/

DefenceTalkThe Minister for Defence David Johnston today announced the first set of key initiatives in the Abbott Government’s long-term strategic naval plan. Within a year of taking office the Government is moving decisively to tackle Labor’s Defence mess and to ensure that Australia does not face major capability gaps as a result of Labor’s defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boosting-australias-maritime-capabilities-59801/

DefenceTalkChina continues to modernize and improve its military capabilities, according to an annual DOD report to Congress, and is also preparing for contingencies in the South and East China Seas where Beijing has been involved in increasingly tense territorial disputes with its neighbors. The just-released “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-continues-military-modernization-report-says-59797/

DefenceTalkAn international dragnet has dismantled a global computer hacker network which used a sophisticated computer virus to steal millions of dollars from companies and consumers, the US Justice Department announced Monday. Gameover Zeus, which first appeared in September 2011, stole bank information and other confidential details from victims. According to FBI investigators, the virus infected […]https://www.defencetalk.com/international-raid-targets-data-stealing-computer-virus-us-59775/

DefenceTalkThe use of home-made servers in Beijing’s national banks may prevent inclusion of hidden backdoors that facilitate intelligence gathering by the US National Security Agency, according to expert in the US-China relations, RIA Novosti reports. Chinese government institutions, including the People’s Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance, are reviewing domestic commercial banks’ reliance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-replace-ibm-servers-national-security-59729/

DefenceTalkWith cybersecurity’s most glaring failures in the limelight, many experts say it’s time for a new approach. In recent weeks, the security community has been rocked by news of a massive breach at online giant eBay affecting as many as 145 million customers, following another that hit as many as 110 million at retailer Target. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-failures-spark-search-for-new-security-approach-59702/

DefenceTalkCooperation of Russia’s and China’s defense ministries is an important factor for security in the region and the whole world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with China’s President Xi Jinping. “As far as military-technical cooperation contacts and contacts between defense ministries are concerned, such cooperation is a major factor for stability and security […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-china-defense-cooperation-major-factor-for-world-security-59685/

DefenceTalkBeijing summoned the US ambassador and accused Washington of double standards Tuesday as a diplomatic row escalated over the unprecedented indictment of five Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage. The world’s top two economies have long been at loggerheads over hacking and China’s defence ministry denounced Washington’s allegations as “a pure fabrication by the US, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-bans-win-8-accuses-us-of-hypocrisy-as-cyber-row-grows-59657/

DefenceTalkChina hosts a little-known Asian regional forum on security on Wednesday keen to raise the event’s profile and show willingness to work with neighbours, despite recent disputes over maritime territory. Chinese President Xi Jinping will present his vision of foreign policy, government officials say, a year into his term which has seen Beijing look to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-hosts-asia-security-forum-with-wary-neighbours-59653/