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Wei Chieh Lim
CEO at Swarmnetics
Wei Chieh spent the last 25 years in the IT and consulting industry with roles in software development, network and security management, technology audit, consulting, business development and architecture research. Over the years, he has engaged with companies in more than 25 cities across Asia Pacific, U.S., Europe and Africa.


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Data PrivacyNews

UK Government Offering $117,000 to Whomever Can Bypass Facebook’s End-to-End Encryption

September 15, 2021
UK Home Secretary is offering grants of up to $117,000 to firms that can figure out how to bypass the end-to-end encryption used by the Facebook and WhatsApp messaging systems.
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Cyber SecurityNews

After a Short Summer Vacation, REvil Ransomware Group Shows Signs of Returning to Business

September 14, 2021
In mid-July the REvil ransomware group, linked to the Kaseya and JBS incidents among other attacks, appeared to go out of business. It turns out they may have just been taking a refreshing summer break.
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Australian Police. logo outside building showing surveillance bill targeted at cybercriminals
Cyber SecurityNews

Australian Police Now Empowered to Hack and Spy on Cybercriminals, Despite Failure To Pass Key Safeguard Measures

September 7, 2021
A new system of warrants grants Australian police broad powers to infiltrate and even modify the online accounts of suspected cybercriminals, in the name of combating dark web transactions and anonymization.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Utility Regulator Says SolarWinds Backdoor Was Downloaded by 1/4 of Electric Utilities on the North American Power Grid

April 19, 2021
NERC, a non-profit regulatory authority that oversees utilities, revealed this week that about 25% of the electric utilities on the North American power grid downloaded the SolarWinds backdoor.
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Top view of American flag and China flag together showing threat of data theft
Cyber SecurityNews

DHS Warns That American Businesses Face Ongoing Data Theft Threat From Vendors in China

January 6, 2021
The DHS has issued a broad warning to all American businesses about potential data theft by partners in China that have connections to the government.
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Hands typing on the keyboard in the dark showing use of voter data for election interference
Cyber SecurityNews

Threat Actors From Russia and Iran Obtained Voter Data To Conduct Election Interference; Some Americans Are Receiving Intimidating Spoofed Emails

October 27, 2020
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has issued a statement that Iranian and Russian actors have US voter data and are using it to engage in election interference.
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Server hardware merging with the Flag of China showing Zhenhua data leak of personal information
Cyber SecurityNews

Zhenhua Data Leak Reveals the Chinese Firm Is Harvesting Publicly Available Personal Information From Around the World

September 22, 2020
Zhenhua data leak reveals that the firm with links to the Chinese military has scraped the personal data of at least 2.4 million targeted subjects, including national leaders, celebrities, and politically exposed persons.
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Teenage girls using smartphones showing the India ban on Chinese apps due to national security reason
Cyber SecurityNews

Citing National Security, India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps in Wake of Border Skirmishes

July 13, 2020
Indian government has cited national security as the reason for banning 59 Chinese apps, including popular apps such as TikTok, UC Browser and Clash of Kings.
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Toy soldiers on world map showing the hidden cyber war between Israel and Iran
Cyber SecurityNews

Hidden Cyber War Between Israel and Iran Spills Into Public View With Attacks on Physical Infrastructure

June 19, 2020
Israel and Iran may be in a hidden cyber war with both countries attacking each other’s critical infrastructure, causing physical disruptions to the civilian population.
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Google Play Store logo on mobile showing state-sponsored hackers pushing spyware through authorized Google Play downloads for years
Cyber SecurityNews

State-Sponsored Hackers Have Been Pushing Spyware Through Authorized Google Play Downloads for Years

May 15, 2020
Campaign run by a group of state-sponsored hackers appears to have been passing data-siphoning spyware through approved apps in Google Play Store for years.
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