Chinese Hackers Change Grades for College Slackers

It is every college slacker’s dream: Change a bad grade into a good one–without any effort.

Xinhaunet reports Chinese hackers are now claiming they can break into computer systems at universities and certification institutes and change students’ grades for a fee. Depending on the majors and schools involved, the price can range from a few thousand yuan to more than 10,000 yuan.

One of the websites…

Chinese Call for Cooperation – with Limits

While many people consider China to be one of the central perpetrators of cyber malfeasance, it is also equally concerned about cyber attacks. As such, the Chinese are now looking to promote greater cooperation on the international stage for cyberspace.

Approximately 40,000 websites in China were hacked in 2009 alone, according to official statistics. Back in January, Baidu, a Chinese…

Over 80 Chinese Government Websites Hacked

In China, 81 government websites were hacked from May 10 to May 16, according to a report by National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team. This represents a drop in attacks by 35 percent from the previous week.

As of noon on Monday, May 17, at least 29 of the websites were still down. In China, a number of threats are exploited by malware and unpatched systems. China…

Anti-Virus Detection of Chinese Malware

PC Security Labs, an independent Chinese anti-virus testing lab, has published recent findings on the types of anti-virus programs that are most effective at detecting Chinese malware. The test compared a number of anti-virus programs to see which were best at finding malware that was developed in China, which accounts for a significant percentage of the malware floating around the Internet.

Panda, Emsisoft and Tall Emu ranked highest in the…

Chinese Want to See Encryption Info

The Chinese government is looking to force security vendors to disclose their encryption information based on new regulations that will come into effect on Saturday. The regulations stipulate that companies selling products that fit into one (or more) of six categories must submit their encryption information to a government panel to receive a license to sell to Chinese government agencies, The Register reports.

EU and U.S. authorities are against the…

Virus Shuts Border Crossing

Over the weekend, thousands of Russian tourists were trapped on the Chinese side of the border after a computer virus crashed the electronic border control system. On Sunday, customs officials at the checkpoint in Heihe, China, reported that a virus had shut down the computer systems used by border control officials, RIA Novosti reports.

The virus was eventually cleaned and normal operations at the checkpoint were resumed on…

Chinese City Takes Steps to Protect Citizens’ Online Assets

In the city of Shenzhen, police will now work to protect locals’ online assets, according to a White Paper of Public Services of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau.This is the first such policy of online asset protection within Guangdong province.

The police will work together with online gaming platforms and websites to protect the virtual assets of the city’s residents….

Beijing Responds to Hacking Allegations

Recently, researchers at the University of Toronto accused the Chinese of carrying out cyber espionage against India and the Dalai Llama. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China is committed to fighting cyber crime and questioned the motives of the researchers who released the report “Shadows in the Cloud.”

“China firmly opposes any kind of cyber crime, including cyber attacks. The cyber attack is…

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Or Stealing My Money

Online daters beware: while it might be a convenient way to meet a potential soul mate, the Internet is also a great way to meet cyber crooks. Police in Qianan city of Northeast China’s Hebei province have arrested an 18 year-old-man who is suspected of defrauding his online girlfriend of more than $307,000, according to China Daily.

The young man, who is unemployed, met his “girlfriend” on the popular…

Opinion: Why We Don’t Hear About U.S. Cyber Espionage Efforts

Recently, someone left a comment on my article entitled “India Baits Chinese Hackers,” that rightfully pointed out that the Chinese are not the only individuals engaged in operations in cyberspace.

The commenter said “It’s a little bit insulting that the media is acting like no other nation in the world is involved in spying except the Chinese. Do you really…