The Register
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network
Latest in long-running pwning of Cisco kit found in mystery Fed agency
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The Register
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network
Latest in long-running pwning of Cisco kit found in mystery Fed agency A US federal agency was successfully targeted by a previously unknown backdoor malware called Firestarter, according to CISA cybersnoops and their UK counterparts – neither of which disclosed the agency's name.…
The Register
2 years, 3 months ago
US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
PLUS: Chinese chipmaker Nexperia attacked; A Microsoft-signed backdoor; CISA starts scanning your malware; and more Infosec in brief US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance of Americans, but an amendment to require a warrant failed to pass.…
The Register
4 years, 4 months ago
China-linked malware targeted secure networks at 'multiple governments'
'Daxin' malware creates backdoors and may have been used since 2013 The United States' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), working with security vendor Symantec, has found an extremely sophisticated network attack tool that can invisibly create backdoors, has been plausibly linked to Chinese actors, and may have been in use since 2013.…