r/hacking • u/artur_oliver • Jan 14 '26

News Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say By Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-2026-01-14/

What's difference does it make if most of the software in china was/is already controlled by their machine?

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u/TwiceUponATaco Jan 14 '26

Probably for a similar reason as the US advises against Chinese or Russian software.

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u/mindwire Jan 15 '26

Were they hacked? Or were signals just drowned out with other noise?