Korean tech conglomerate revealed an ‘unauthorised third party acquired information from some of Samsung's US systems'

The surveying and mapping law shows Beijing's concern over the mapping capabilities of "smart cars" and fear that data they collect may end up in the hands of hostile rivals.

"We will change [these old rules] promptly," Digital Affairs Minister Tara Kono was quoted as saying, as he outlined plans to move government data online.

The Cyberspace Administration of China also said it supports overseas listings, and that the aim is to ensure that data is not abused by foreign governments.

"We cannot and should not legitimise the use of an app which has been described by tech experts as `essentially Chinese Government spyware,`" said a letter by six politicians.

"This hack is a retaliation of the attacks on the Taiwan presidential website," said the post, with photos of Pelosi and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen posted on the website.

Representative Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House judiciary committee, said that "three hostile foreign actors" had attacked the courts' document filing system

The announcement on Thursday by the Cyberspace Administration of China followed a year-long investigation into Didi's collection and use of its customer data

Officials say penalty will mark end of year-long probe into group's operations, cybersecurity practices and handling of personal data. Didi would then be able to list in Hong Kong, report says.

TikTok is likely harvesting the data from troops to understand US army strategy and the locations of military barracks, said the Federal Communications Commission.

A report by the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, said that Shanghai authorities had summoned executives from Alibaba's cloud division in relation to the data breach.

TikTok said its staff in China were able to access Australian users' data but added that "our security teams minimise the number of people who have access to data"