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After what seems like an eternity, a security company has dared to mention the unmentionable: the US does have advanced persistent threats or nation-state attack groups which are active.

The US Government has finalised new export restrictions to prevent China from buying technology that can be used to develop weapons, military aircraft or surveillance technology, through civilian supply chains or under the pretense of civilian use.

A fake website, that is more or less an exact copy of one seeking humanitarian aid for Venezuela, has surfaced, with those who set it up having manipulated DNS records so that both resolved to the same IP - which was owned by the fake domain owner - when viewed from within the country.

Hardly a week goes by without there being some news about the American Government's continued harassment — yes, that is the only word that fits — of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as Uncle Sam pursues its goal of trying to get the firm to stop doing business in the country.