Chinese Hackers Spy Against India

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The FBI conducts cyber investigations in Estonia and Ukraine Representative of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation Jeffrey Troy, as part of his speech at the RSA Security 2010 technical conference, said that the FBI began close technical cooperation with law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, Estonia and the Netherlands . He noted that the U.S. secret services have been working hand in hand with the local police for several months and are engaged in a number of international investigations. “Technically, Internet crime has no boundaries, so international law enforcement cooperation is very important,” Troy said. According to him, Romania became one of the first countries with which the FBI began interaction. According to the results of one of the joint operations in Romania, over 100 people were suspected of organizing illegal activities in the field of high technology. The FBI noted that Romania to this day remains one of the countries to which the agency gives priority attention. "Ukraine today is home to a significant number of online fraudsters and creators of banking Trojans. We can say that Ukraine is a huge problem, I would even say that the problem is bigger than the activities of Russian hackers," he says. So far, the FBI has not reported what exactly caused the interest of the investigation bureau in Estonia, but Trend Micro antivirus company says that Estonia is one of the main breeding grounds for malicious financial software, as well as a platform for hosting fraudulent websites. Source: [DLMURL] https://www.securitylab.ru/news/391380.php [/ DLMURL]

 

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Cyber war announced: China is hunting for secrets NATO and the EU warn that urgent protection of secret intelligence from hacker attacks originating from China is urgent, The Times claims, citing sources in the North Atlantic Alliance. “According to analysts, the West does not have effective countermeasures, and the EU’s cyber systems are especially vulnerable, as the cybersecurity measures are mainly entrusted to the member states of the bloc,” write journalists Michael Evans and Giles Whittell. According to an official report published in the US on Friday, the number of attacks on Congress and other government bodies increased enormously last year, to about 1.6 billion cases a month, the newspaper said. There are two types of attacks - attempts to cause systemic failures and "catching" secret information, sources from the British Government’s Cybersecurity Office noted. In the United States and Britain, cyber defense is one of the most sophisticated in the world, but the EU is less competent in this matter, said analyst James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Meanwhile, FBI Director Robert Muller warned last week that there could be a cyber threat in the future from terrorists. "Muller also accused some" hacker states "of trying to take over American technology, intelligence, intellectual property, and even weapons and strategies," the article said. According to Lewis, neither the United States nor its Western allies have effective means to counter the Chinese threat. "So far, the cyber-offensive operations of the West itself are mainly directed against terrorists, and not against foreign powers, which gives China actual carte blanche for hacking Western systems using Chinese first-class hackers and thanks to computer parts made in China," the newspaper writes. Source: [DLMURL="https://www.inopress.ru/article/08Mar2010/times/china.html"] https://www.inopress.ru/article/08Mar201 ... china.html [/ DLMURL]

 

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The British authorities accused Russia and China of cyber espionage According to British government bodies, last year hackers from Russia and China stole valuable information about defense and high-tech developments from British departments and companies. A government organization called the Center for the Protection of National Infrastructure said that support for the hackers was provided by the governments of Russia and China. Islamic terrorists are less involved in the attacks. The targets of the attack were large firms and government agencies, and in most cases, hackers managed to get the information they were interested in. Attack data was released in the annual report of the British Intelligence and Security Committee. The report was submitted to the Prime Minister in December last year, but it was published only today. The committee said external internet threats deserve closer scrutiny. UK government agencies empowered to fight hackers lack qualified IT professionals and therefore are unable to effectively counter attacks, the report said. The committee also complained that the government’s counterintelligence agency MI5 began to allocate less money to combat espionage. Source: [DLMURL] https://www.securitylab.ru/news/391653.php [/ DLMURL]

 

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The American spy made India see a lot In India, a “loud” international scandal erupted, which demonstrated Delhi's true attitude towards India in Washington. It is described in detail in the article of the same name by M.K. Bhadrakumar, we will quote the “spy” component from it. “The US has struck a deal with justice between the FBI and David Coleman Hadley, who played a key role in planning the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008 that claimed 166 lives. This deal actually gives the US government the legal opportunity not to bring to court materials that incriminate Hadley and prove his involvement in US intelligence. At the trial, Hadley will not even be cross-examined ... The FBI will not allow him to be extradited to India and will not even provide unrestricted access to this person to the relevant Indian agencies. For this, Hadley pleads guilty to the crimes he is charged with and will also receive guarantees that the death penalty, which would have been guaranteed to him under other circumstances, will not be punished. When Hadley was arrested last October, it seemed like a turning point had come and now much would be known about the activities of Lashkar-Taiba (LT) in India. However, the case, which was of great importance for India, turned into, in fact, a mockery of it. The Obama administration is struggling to hush up the case. Pakistan-based LT began developing a plan of attack on Mumbai back in September 2006. Hadley’s bargain of justice showed that between 2006 and November 2008, when this attack occurred, he visited India five times to reconnoiter and returned to the United States every time through Pakistan, where he met with accomplices, some of which were members of LT. However, as part of Hadley’s deal with justice, his Pakistani curators are referred to as A, B, C, and D. Who they are, these really existing people who have real names and live somewhere, we will never know. In Delhi, they believe that LT would never have decided on an operation of such proportions that could well provoke a real war between India and Pakistan, which had long been in strained relations, without the consent, if not support, of the Pakistani military intelligence ISI. There are plenty of indications that the attack on Mumbai was a joint event of LT and ISI. However, it is worth taking into account the fact that from October 2004 to October 2007 the head of the ISI was none other than General Ashfak Parvez Kiyani, who currently holds the post of chief of the General Staff of the Pakistani army. This circumstance plays a key role: Kiyani is Washington’s most important partner in Afghan affairs, and without his assistance, the United States will not be able to implement its policy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan direction. So it’s clear that the Obama administration has something to worry about ... As part of the deal with justice, it was confirmed that Hadley was an American agent and, working for US intelligence, had completed at least 5 training courses with RT in Pakistan, and in two cases these courses took three months. Presumably, the CIA did not know what their agent was doing in the LT training camps. No matter how incredible this may sound, Washington is not going to tell at all what the CIA knew about the impending terrorist attack in Mumbai, and to answer the question why the United States did not share this information with India. And this despite the fact that cooperation in the fight against terrorism is among the priorities of the US-India strategic partnership ... Hadley was an agent of the CIA and possibly a double agent of the ISI - this explains the indecent haste with which the Americans hid him away from everyone, and their the desire not to take risks and not show it to Indian intelligence. Hadley’s repeated trips to India since 2006 were not a secret for Washington, but Delhi was not given information about them. It is known that the scout even made a trip to Mumbai after the terrorists attacked this city. The Obama administration is well aware that Hadley’s tongue can be untied if the Hindus get to it. Then the court could bring to the CIA, LT and the army of Pakistan. And what would the Americans be like then? .. ” According to the author of the article, this scandal will provoke sharp changes in the foreign policy of Delhi and the activities of the Indian special services. First, the United States risks losing most of the Indian market for its weapons. Secondly, India will in every way impede "the implementation of any plans for the integration of the Taliban into Afghan power structures." In other words, Delhi will do everything for Pakistan and the United States to participate in solving Afghan problems for as long as possible. Thirdly, India will seek new partners for the development of its nuclear energy. Before the scandal, the United States was such a strategic partner. Fourth, Washington is likely to lose an important “player” in the “team,” which should prevent China from becoming a superpower. At the same time, one should not forget the fact that India itself is rapidly moving towards gaining a similar status. And quarreling with the United States, she will start her game, not taking into account the wishes of Washington. Source: [DLMURL] https://fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2874 [/ DLMURL]

 

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In Latvia, they are still actively spying The activity of the Russian special services in Latvia is still very high, according to a 2009 report of the Constitution Protection Bureau (BZK). The information obtained as a result of intelligence allowed the UPC to cease the activities of one foreign spy in Latvia. The intelligence officer was forced to return to his state, because at the initiative of the BZK, his visa was not extended. Also last year, the UPC found that intelligence officers sent to Latvia from non-EU and NATO member states cooperate with each other. Last year, UPC regularly observed their meetings, according to the report. In an interview with the BNS news agency, the director of the BZK, Janis Kazocins, refrained from mentioning the approximate number of foreign intelligence officers in Latvia, but noted that the BZK “revealed those who work in diplomatic missions.” Kajotsins added that foreign intelligence officers in Latvia can be found, say, at various public events, congresses, meetings of political parties, and "their circle of interests and contacts is very wide." Foreign intelligence agencies collect information using “legal” residencies (that is, diplomatic cover, not hiding belonging to a particular country), as well as “illegal immigrants” (who hide their true identity and work as subjects of other countries). Usually "illegal immigrants" impersonate entrepreneurs, employees of international companies, journalists, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. Last year testified that we should count on the possible presence of “illegal immigrants” in Latvia, says the BZK. Source: [DLMURL] https://www.inosmi.ru/baltic/20100326/158823088.html [/ DLMURL]

 

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A group of hackers from China for eight months stole secret data from computers of the Ministry of Defense of India, including information about military contacts with Russia. This was reported by the New York Times with reference to a report published by a commission of Canadian and American experts. As a result of the investigation, experts were able to establish that the stolen information related to the domestic political situation in a number of Indian states, the Indian missile program, relations of Delhi with the countries of West Africa, the Middle East, as well as about military contacts of India and Russia. In addition, Chinese hackers managed to steal all the letters sent during the year by the Dalai Lama, as well as obtain information about the actions of the NATO military contingent in Afghanistan. According to US and Canadian experts, hackers stole documents classified as “secret”, “confidential” and “for official use” from departmental computers. Thus, they managed to steal the reports of the secretariat of the National Security Council, containing information on the political situation in the states of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura, as well as on the actions of opposition Maoist and Naxalit groups. In addition, experts recorded a leak of personal data of one of the leaders of Indian military intelligence. During the investigation, it was possible to establish that, in addition to networks located in India, the computers of Indian diplomatic missions in Kabul, Moscow, Dubai and Abuja were hacked. It was not yet possible to establish from which specific computers the attacks were made. Source: [DLMURL="https://www.mignews.ru/news/society/world/070410_12033_01798.html"] https://www.mignews.ru/news/society/worl ... 01798.html [/ DLMURL]

 

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Activity of Russian special services worries Estonia Activity of Russian special services worries Estonian security police The growth of foreign activity of Russian special services is worrisome, while international activity related to the daily lives of terrorist, radical and criminal groups remains stable enough and even decreases . This was announced yesterday, April 13, by the Director General of the Estonian Security Police, KaPo Raivo Aeg, in an interview with Estonian radio. As an example, he cited an increase in the number of attempts to recruit Estonian citizens and residents by Russian special services during the trips of such persons to Russia. At the same time, these attempts concern not only representatives of state structures of Estonia, but also ordinary residents. According to him, "despite the economic crisis, the Russian special services have no special problems with financing." In addition, Aeg noted that Russia is increasing resources to increase informational influence around the world, for example, buying TV channels, airtime and signing contracts with PR firms. Aeg is sure that such informational influence is being built with the assistance of the Russian special services. Aeg also said that since 2009, KaPo has taken up a new field of activity - to deal with issues of technical and economic espionage, in which, according to him, Russia and Asian countries are active. Foreigners are interested in information about the energy sector and oil shale production. “There is an interest in Estonian academic institutions,” Aeg emphasized. At the same time, he noted that open scientific cooperation and information exchange should be distinguished from criminal activity. Source: [url = http: //www.regnum.ru/news/1273261.html] https://www.regnum.ru/news/1273261.html [/ url]

 

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MI-5 bugged the residence of the head of government For more than 13 years, the residence of the British prime minister was bugged by intelligence agencies. During this time, 10 owners changed to 10 Downing Street, and it is unclear whether they knew about the “cap”. According to the disclosed documentation, the contents of which will be included in the official history of MI-5, the “bugs” were installed in the office, waiting room and reading room in July 1963 at the request of Harold Macmillan for “protecting state secrets”. The wiretapping was removed only in 1977 at the request of James Callaghen during the investigation of the claims of his predecessor Labor Harold Wilson, who accused MI-5 of subversive activities and of conspiracy from the removal of his office. Source: [DLMURL="https://www.mignews.ru/news/society/world/190410_23359_06801.html"] https://www.mignews.ru/news/society/worl ... 06801.html [/ DLMURL]

 

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In the USA, an NSA officer “leaked” secret information In the USA, an NSA officer “leaked” secret information to local media Former US National Security Agency (NSA) officer Thomas Drake was formally charged with breach of the secrecy regime. According to a FBI press release from the United States, he deliberately passed confidential proprietary information to the press. For each of the ten counts of indictment, he faces imprisonment of 5 to 20 years and a fine of up to 250 thousand dollars. The NSA is perhaps the most secret of the US intelligence agencies, specializing in electronic interception, coding and decryption of information. No one accuses Drake of espionage or even detrimental to the national security of the country. Moreover, local human rights defenders claim that he actually helped strengthen this security by signaling through the press about the shortcomings and omissions in his department, which was inaccessible to public control. But the authorities firmly stand on the fact that “leaks” must be stopped, including through criminal prosecution. Otherwise, they say, they will never stop. In 2006-2007 The Baltimore Sun newspaper published a series of articles by one author on the work of the NSA. In accordance with the law, the secret service notified the US Department of Justice about these publications. Unlike hundreds of other similar appeals in this case, the FBI, as it claims, has managed to personalize the source of the “leaks”. Under the threat of dismissal, Drake left the NSA, and now he will have to face trial. His lawyers say he collaborated with the investigation, but is not going to plead guilty. Source: [url = http: //www.vesti.ru/doc.html? Id = 353729] https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=353729 [/ url]

 

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Military industrial espionage intensified in Germany

Rogue countries such as North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Pakistan have stepped up their activities in Germany to acquire the technology needed to produce weapons of mass destruction, Welt reports citing the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
These states are primarily interested in German developments in the field of mechanical engineering, precision mechanics, electronics and computer technology. As a rule, we are talking about goods of the so-called dual-use, which can be used both for civilian and military purposes.
Despite the existence of strict rules restricting the transfer of technologies that can be used for the production of weapons of mass destruction, as well as lists of goods that cannot be delivered to rogue countries in accordance with the non-proliferation policy, these prohibitions are circumvented by using intermediaries.
Deliveries are often made to third countries: the United Arab Emirates, China or Turkey to shell companies, which then transport the received high-tech goods further - to Iran, Syria or Pakistan. There are frequent cases of providing false design documentation in order to achieve the conclusion of contracts for the supply of dual-use goods from Germany.
It is noted that the victims of military industrial espionage of rogue countries are mainly medium and small German enterprises, which, unlike large corporations, do not have their own security department and, thus, become participants in illegal deliveries without suspecting it. Due to the large number of such enterprises, control over their export activities by the German secret services is very difficult.
Recall that in early April, the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe formally charged with violating the international arms embargo on two men: a German citizen of Iranian descent and another Iranian. For 850 thousand euros, they bought from a German company and transported a vacuum furnace to Iran, which, according to some sources, should have been used to give heat resistance to nuclear missile warheads and a guidance system.

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