Backdoor in Notepad++
February 5 2026Hackers associated with the Chinese government used a Trojaned version of Notepad++ to deliver malware to selected users.
Notepad++ said that officials with the unnamed provider hosting the update...
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AI Coding Assistants Secretly Copying All Code to China
February 2 2026There’s a new report about two AI coding assistants, used by 1.5 million developers, that are surreptitiously sending a copy of everything they ingest to China. Maybe avoid using them.
Read moreThe latest article on this topic. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
Read moreTelegram Hosting World’s Largest Darknet Market
January 5 2026Wired is reporting on Chinese darknet markets on Telegram.
The ecosystem of marketplaces for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers hosted on the messaging service Telegram have now grown to be bigger...
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Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
December 30 2025Scammers are generating images of broken merchandise in order to apply for refunds.
Read moreChinese Surveillance and AI
December 16 2025New report: “The Party’s AI: How China’s New AI Systems are Reshaping Human Rights.” From a summary article:
China is already the world’s largest exporter of AI powered...
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Huawei and Chinese Surveillance
November 26 2025This quote is from House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company.
“Long before anyone had heard of Ren Zhengfei or Huawei, Wan Runnan had been...
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Scam USPS and E-Z Pass Texts and Websites
November 20 2025Google has filed a complaint in court that details the scam:
In a complaint filed Wednesday, the tech giant accused “a cybercriminal group in China” of selling “phishing for...
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Social Engineering People’s Credit Card Details
October 28 2025Good Wall Street Journal article on criminal gangs that scam people out of their credit card information:
Your highway toll payment is now past due, one text warns. You...
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Details About Chinese Surveillance and Propaganda Companies
September 22 2025Details from leaked documents:
While people often look at China’s Great Firewall as a single, all-powerful government system unique to China, the actual process of developing and maintaining it...
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