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Poland, Israel, Nvidia and Oracle Question Need for RestrictionsA decision by the Biden administration to limit international access to American-made advanced artificial intelligence chips is facing backlash from countries whose purchasing power the rule affects. New export controls seeks to choke the supply of advanced chips to China.
Department of Treasury Imposes SanctionsThe U.S. federal government said Friday it's traced the source of Chinese hacker intrusions into telecom networks to a government contractor located in hacking hotbed Sichuan. The Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on the firm, Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology.
Treasury Also Sanctions Chinese Company for Supplying Tech EquipmentThe U.S. federal government targeted for sanctions a network of North Korean front companies and a Chinese supplier that support a Pyongyang program of planting remote IT workers into Western corporations. The front companies are Korea Osong Shipping and Chonsurim Trading Corporation.
US Cyber Defense Agency Was Not Initially Aware Hackers Were Part of Salt TyphoonThe U.S. federal government's first hint that Chinese hackers penetrated American telecommunications infrastructure came from telemetry on government networks, said Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
National Security and Hacking Worries Underpin Concerns over Supply Chain RiskThe U.S. federal government is telling the automotive industry to stop buying Chinese manufactured hardware and software powering onboard telematics and automated driving systems, warning that the potential for nation-state hacking and espionage poses a national security risk.
White House Mandates Cyber Incident Response Plans Amid Growing Chinese ThreatFederal regulations unveiled Tuesday require the U.S. maritime industry to implement baseline cybersecurity measures amid concerns over exposure to attacks from adversaries such as China. The rules mandate cybersecurity plans and clearly-defined cyber positions in ports and maritime facilities.
Malware Used a Hardcoded IP Address for Command and ControlU.S. federal law enforcement said Tuesday it deleted more than 4,000 instances of PlugX malware used in a Chinese cyberespionage operation after a European partner gained control of the malware's command and control server. PlugX spreads through infected USB drives.