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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Target the Vatican

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have targeted the Vatican and other Catholic organizations since May this year, a U.S. cybersecurity firm has said. The Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong were among several Catholic Church-related organizations hacked by RedDelta, a Chinese-state-sponsored threat activity group, said a report by Insikt Group, which tracks state-backed cyberattacks. “Our ...

Jack Roberts

People looking at the vatican's fountain.

Video Conferencing Service Zoom a Security Risk, Say Analysts

Zoom is a popular video conferencing app that is used by numerous businesses for conducting online meetings and group discussions. One of the features highlighted by the app is its support for end-to-end encryption for video calls. However, a recent report by watchdog Citizen Lab claims that the company not only holds on to the ...

Armin Auctor

A Zoom conference.