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Sitare University Invites Applications for Inaugural Batch: B.E in Computer Sciences

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To provide 100% scholarships to all deserving underprivileged students

Course specialization include new-age technology fields such as AI, Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Data Science and Computer Security

Sitare University, a new age Computer Science focused university, today announced admissions applications for its first academic batch 2022-23. Targeted towards bridging the huge supply-demand gap for premium tech talent, Sitare University believes that every deserving student should be able to pursue a degree in Computer Science, if they want, irrespective of their socio-economic background. The University will provide 100% scholarships to all deserving underprivileged students gaining admission into the four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. The university plans to focus on creating future-ready and relevant industry talent across five specialized domains AI, Systems, Human-Computer Interactions, Data Science, and Computer Security.

While announcing the admissions Amit Singhal, Co-founder, Sitare Foundation and Co-founder, Sitare University said, “Our vision behind Sitare University is to empower India’s bright underprivileged children by providing them with an opportunity to study industry-leading Computer Science courses that are at par with globally acclaimed standards. I’ve always been a firm believer in the fact, that only through education can we truly unlock the full potential of any individual. We at Sitare University wish to do the same by helping young underprivileged children gain relevant industry exposure and knowledge.”

During the initial phase, students will be enrolled in a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science at the partnering University Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal. The faculty includes industry stalwarts and internationally acclaimed academia such as Vishal Sikka, Former CEO Infosys and Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of One97 Communications; Dr. Ben Gomes, Senior Vice President at Google; Kiran Panesar, Director of Engineering at Cohesity; Dr. Krishna Bharat, Distinguished Research Scientist at Google; Ajeet Singh, Co-founder and Executive…

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China says US behind 1,000 hacks on its military university; offers no proof

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The Chinese government claimed on Monday that the U.S. attempted to hack a Chinese military-linked university more than 1,000 times. They claimed a new investigation had found evidence of the U.S. intrusion but did not release the report.

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On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said a joint investigation by China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and Qihoo 360 Technology cybersecurity company determined that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was behind more than 1,000 cyber theft operations. Mao said these alleged U.S. hacking efforts targeted China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), which is affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

“Based on the analysis and tracing done by the joint team of CVERC and 360, the NSA’s cyber attacks and data theft against China are supported by a clear and complete chain of evidence, which involves 13 personnel in the U.S. who directly launched cyber attacks against China, and more than 60 contracts and more than 170 digital documents with US telecom operators to build an environment for cyber attacks,” Mao said. “The reports showed that the U.S. used 41 specialized cyber weapons to launch cyber theft operations for over 1,000 times against Northwestern Polytechnical University and stole core technical data.”

Though Ning cited the joint report by the CVERC and Qihoo 360 she did not provide a link to the published report. CVERC and Qihoo 360 also did not make a copy of their report publicly available on their respective websites.

“The U.S. has also long carried out indiscriminate audio surveillance against Chinese cell-phone users, illegally stole text messages from them and conducted wireless positioning of them,” Mao added.

“The U.S.’s behavior poses a serious danger to China’s national security and citizens’ personal information security,” Mao continued. “China strongly condemns this and asks the U.S. side to offer an explanation and immediately stop its unlawful moves.”

She also said that as the country with “most powerful…

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China accuses United States of hacking top space and aviation university

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What just happened? China is regularly accused of using state-sponsored hackers to infiltrate American systems, government agencies, and organizations, but the Asian country claims the US is far from innocent when it comes to engaging in these sort of activities. The latest allegation is that the NSA hacked a government-funded university that specializes in aviation, aerospace, and navigation studies.

According to a statement from China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CNCERT/CC), the NSA’s Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO) sent phishing emails to teachers and students at Northwestern Polytechnical University in an attempt to steal data and personal information.

As with other phishing campaigns, the goal was to trick targets into clicking malicious links that would allow the TAO to steal email login details. The messages’ themes included scientific evaluation, thesis defense, and information on foreign travel.

According to The Global Times, a publication owned by the Chinese communist party, a team from CNCERT/CC and 360 Security Technology Inc. analyzed trojan samples from the university’s information systems after an attack was reported in June. They traced the hacks back to the TAO.

Chinese president Xi Jinping

China says the NSA was behind more than 10,000 “vicious” cyberattacks on targets within the country in recent years, collecting more than 140 GB of high-value data in the process.

The US has a long history of throwing hacking accusations at China. The CISA, NSA, and FBI issued an alert in June claiming Chinese state-backed hackers are using unpatched consumer routers and network-attached storage (NAS) devices to gain access to the infrastructure of major telecommunications companies, sending their traffic to Chinese servers.

In February, Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray said China is behind more cyberattacks on the US than all other nations combined. He added that, at the time, the FBI was investigating 2,000 cases of Chinese attacks. He cited the Microsoft Exchange hack, which impacted the networks of 10,000 American companies, as an example of the damage Chinese hackers can cause the US…

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Exclusive: Evidence shows US’ NSA behind attack on email system of Chinese leading aviation university

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cyber attack Photo:VCG

cyber attack Photo:VCG

The email system of a university in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province – well-known for its aviation, aerospace and navigation studies – was found to have been attacked by the US’ National Security Agency (NSA), the Global Times learned from a source on Monday.

On June 22, Northwestern Polytechnical University announced that hackers from abroad were caught sending phishing emails with Trojan horse programs to teachers and students at the university, attempting to steal their data and personal information. 

A police statement released by the Beilin Public Security Bureau in Xi’an the next day said that the attack attempted to lure teachers and students into clicking links of phishing emails with Trojan horse programs, with themes involving scientific evaluation, thesis defense and information on foreign travel, so as to obtain their email login details.

To probe into the attack, China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and internet security company 360 jointly formed a technical team to conduct a comprehensive technical analysis of the case. 

By extracting many trojans samples from internet terminals of Northwestern Polytechnical University, under the support of European and South Asian partners, the technical team initially identified that the cyberattack to the university was conducted by the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) (Code S32) under the Data Reconnaissance Bureau (Code S3) of the Information Department (Code S) of US’ NSA.

TAO is the largest and most important part of the intelligence division of the NSA. Founded in 1998, the main responsibility of TAO is to use the internet to secretly access to insider information of its competitors, including secretly invading target countries’ key information infrastructure to steal account codes, break or destroy computer security systems, monitor network traffic, invade privacy and steal sensitive data, and gain access to phone calls, emails, network communications and messages. 

The various departments of TAO are composed of more than 1,000 active military personnel, network hackers, intelligence analysts, academics, computer hardware and software designers, and electronics…

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