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China says “no thanks” to Intel and AMD on government devices

Dataconomy

processors from its government computers and servers, effectively banning Intel and AMD chips. processors from government-operated computers and servers, thereby excluding chips manufactured by Intel and AMD, according to a report by the Financial Times. China has enacted new rules mandating the removal of U.S. and China.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the business of Windows

The Verge

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I’m talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft. And I definitely wanted to know about the decision to run Android apps on Windows. Nadella also mentions “aggregators” in the context of the Windows store.

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Chrome 88 update includes important security fix for zero-day vulnerability

The Verge

The update is rolling out now across Windows, Mac, and Linux. It said government-backed hackers based in North Korea had set up a blog to lure their targets to, which would infect their machines even if they were running fully-patched software.

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Here’s how to check your phone for Pegasus spyware using Amnesty’s tool

The Verge

Amnesty International — part of the group that helped break the news of journalists and heads of state being targeted by NSO’s government-grade spyware, Pegasus — has released a tool to check if your phone has been affected. Linux users can follow Amnesty’s instructions on how to use the libimobiledevice command line tool to create a backup.

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Microsoft: Hackers in China, Iran and elsewhere start exploiting widespread Apache Log4j flaws

GeekWire

Microsoft says groups connected to governments in China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in the Apache Software Foundation’s widely used open-source Log4j software library. Hackers can use the software flaws to gain control of compromised computers and systems.

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New 'CryWiper' Looks Like Ransomware, Targets Russian Courts

SecureWorld News

Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a previously unidentified data wiper, which they have named CryWiper, that was used to attack Russian government agencies, including mayors' offices and courts. It will also ignore Windows, System, and Boot directories so that the victim's computer still works to an extent.

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Alleged China-Tied Hackers Are Targeting Telecommunications Sector

SecureWorld News

In the investigation, it was uncovered that LightBasin put energy towards Linux and Solaris systems, avoiding the more robust monitoring systems by Windows. ". Supposedly this group is linked to China, but CrowdStrike's blog did not confirm these claims. The Chinese embassy in the U.S.