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The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched medium-security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system has been linked to a suspected Chinese hacking group
This one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more Meet the newest member of the crypto rogues' gallery: Ho Wan Kwok, aka Guo Wengui, aka Miles Guo, whom the US Department of Justice on Wednesday arrested over what investigators have described as a "sprawling and complex scheme … to solicit investments in various entities and programs through false statements and representations to hundreds of thousands of Kwok's online followers."…
Looks to be the same baddies attacking VMware hypervisors last year Suspected Chinese spies have exploited a critical Fortinet bug, and used custom networking malware to steal credentials and maintain network access, according to Mandiant security researchers.…
A suspected Chinese hacking group has been linked to a series of attacks on government organizations exploiting a Fortinet zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-41328) to deploy malware. [...]
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that's designed to load Cobalt Strike onto infected machines
Gov staff using it on personal mobes just fine... it's not like ministers use WhatsApp etc for business ... oh wait The United Kingdom government has banned use of Chinese social media platform TikTok among ministers and officials on their work devices as a “precautionary” measure over worries the app is used to snoop on Brits.…
Cobalt Strike beacon loader migrates across criminal ecosystems
Outgoing president alleges Beijing is systematically bullying strategically located island paradise The outgoing president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), David Panuelo, penned a lengthy letter last week accusing Beijing of rampant bribery, spying and other tactics – including an attempt to take control of the nation's submarine cables and telecoms infrastructure.…
A threat that needs two orgs to tackle it: the 'Integrated Security Fund' and the 'National Protective Security Agency' Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 will oversee a new agency tasked with helping local organizations combat Chinese cyber-spies and other threats]…
13 vulnerabilities were found in the E11 smart intercom devices by Chinese manufacturer Akuvox
More than a dozen security flaws have been disclosed in E11, a smart intercom product made by Chinese company Akuvox