France hosts the EU’s densest cluster of cyber partnerships with Chinese defense-linked universities, raising exposure to dual-use knowledge transfer, EU funding access, and institutional influence

Without safe harbour for independent vulnerability researchers, Europe risks discouraging the reporting its disclosure regime needs

After a two-year hiatus, the Tianfu Cup returns under MPS lead, combining AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and exploitation, a new competition track, and less transparency in vulnerability handling

How decentralized MSS and MPS tasking and market-enabled, cross-provincial execution by commercial firms shape the scale of China’s cyber operations

Provincial bureaus of the Chinese Ministry of State Security likely operate with their own tasking priorities, resources, and local ecosystems for cyber operations

Inside the small, elite circles that powered China’s massive hacker communities in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, acc...

A series of new reports and research shows that China’s tech sector is on the offense

A new report traces the history of the early wave of Chinese hackers who became the backbone of the state's espionage apparatus.

China’s advances in AI show the effects of a state approach of “introduce, digest, absorb, re-innovate” and years of debate on the balance between market-driven innovation and state-led development

This report examines how China’s cybersecurity industry fields reserve and militia units in support of the PLA and national mobilization system.

If the United States wishes to compete in cyberspace, it must compete against China to secure its offensive cyber supply chain.

The belief that offense enables defense in cyberspace, first rooted in China’s 1990s hacker culture, has since permeated the country’s cyber ecosystem

Qingyuan Polytechnic's focus on vulnerability studies highlights China's continued efforts in gathering vulnerability resources

Jiang Jintao’s journey from hacker to infosec entrepreneur illustrates the blend of ambition, skill, and changes in China's cybersecurity industry

Officials from the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency discuss the challenges and successes of creating the new G7 Cybersecurity Working Group

La France condamne avec la plus grande fermeté le recours par le service de renseignement militaire russe (GRU) au mode opératoire d'attaque APT28, (…)

Virtual Routes fellows look for ways to shrink the gap between cyber threats and defensive capabilities, from regulatory sandboxes to supranational understandings of critical infrastructure.

China’s security services have called out hackers of an alleged “Internet Army of Taiwan Independence” and of the U.S. National Security Agency, signaling an increasingly confrontational approach

Dakota Cary and Eugenio Benincasa explore China's CTF ecosystem, highlighting competitions held by the Ministry of State Security and the PLA.

A case study of the i-SOON indictment and leaks reveals that source information may vary but it is important to compare and evaluate information for unique insights.

Experts say it is the main shift in the cyber-threat landscape in a decade

US-sanctioned, allegedly APT27-associated actor Zhou Shuai represents a group of Chinese elite hackers who have become an important resource for Chinese state cyber operations.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today, unsealed two separate indictments that allege Chinese nationals Yin Kecheng, 38, (尹 可成) a/k/a “YKC” (“YIN”) and Zhou Shuai, 45, (周帅) a/k/a “Coldface” (“ZHOU...

i-SOON’s business struggles after the leak reflect the cruel reality of China’s hacker-for-hire industry

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today, unsealed two separate indictments that allege Chinese nationals Yin Kecheng, 38, (尹 可成) a/k/a “YKC” (“YIN”) and Zhou Shuai, 45, (周帅) a/k/a “Coldface” (“ZHOU...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing titled "End the Typhoons: How to Deter Beijing’s Cyber Actions and Enhance America’s Lackluster Cyber De...

多家中国网络安全公司在过去一个月里接连宣布将人工智能大语言模型DeepSeek融入进他们的服务当中。这些公司中不少家都常年向中国官方提供网络审查等监控服务。人工智能和监控方面的专家向美国之音指出，鉴于DeepSeek这样的人工智能工具在语言分析上的擅长，DeepSeek将在中国互联网文字审查上起到巨大的强化作用。

Data leak reveals how a top tier cybersecurity vendor helps the PRC enforce content monitoring and manipulation of public opinion in China.

A year after the i-SOON leaks, a deep dive into the Pangu Team reveals new insight into the relationships between elite vulnerability researchers and government-contracted hackers

Sichuan Juxinhe, directly involved in the Salt Typhoon cyber operations, resembles a front company of the Chinese Ministry of State Security

Platform’s moderation approach exposes vulnerabilities to China's, Russia’s malign influence campaigns