Data Breach
FlamingChina’s Tianjin Supercomputer Samples Are Still Being Sold While Beijing Has Not Confirmed the Theft
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March 18, 2026
FlamingChina’s Tianjin Supercomputer Samples Are Still Being Sold While Beijing Has Not Confirmed the Theft
FlamingChina claims it spent six months inside China's Tianjin supercomputer and took more than 10 petabytes. Experts told CNN early samples looked real. Beijing has not confirmed a breach, and…
NGate’s HandyPay Clone and a 13-Minute WindRelay Call Show How NFC Relays Empty Contactless Cards
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August 25, 2024
NGate’s HandyPay Clone and a 13-Minute WindRelay Call Show How NFC Relays Empty Contactless Cards
NGate relayed contactless cards through Android phones in Czechia, then hid inside a trojanized HandyPay app in Brazil. Group-IB later documented WindRelay, planted during a 13-minute bank-scam call.
Jareh Sebastian Dalke Tried to Sell NSA Secrets to an FBI Agent He Thought Was Russian and Got 262 Months
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May 1, 2024
Jareh Sebastian Dalke Tried to Sell NSA Secrets to an FBI Agent He Thought Was Russian and Got 262 Months
Jareh Sebastian Dalke lasted weeks at the NSA, tried to sell classified files to an undercover FBI employee, and was sentenced to 262 months.
Eight of Nine Chinese Pinyin Keyboards Let Eavesdroppers Read What Nearly a Billion People Typed
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April 25, 2024
Eight of Nine Chinese Pinyin Keyboards Let Eavesdroppers Read What Nearly a Billion People Typed
Citizen Lab found that eight of nine popular Chinese pinyin keyboards could leak keystrokes to a passive eavesdropper, exposing up to a billion users.