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Possible Chinese-state sponsored Exploit Kit Using Browser Flaws to Deploy SpywareA possible Chinese-state threat group is targeting vulnerabilities in messaging apps to deliver spyware in cross-platform devices used by members of ethnic minorities targeted for repression by Beijing. Trend Micro dubs the group "Earth Minotaur."
Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns The head of America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to force telecoms operators to tighten network security in the wake of the Salt Typhoon revelations, and to submit an annual report detailing measures taken.…
Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures organisations and US government agencies, according to Redmond's threat intel team.…
A large U.S. organization with significant presence in China has been reportedly breached by China-based threat actors who persisted on its networks from April to August 2024. [...]
No Patch Yet Available for Second Zero Day to Be Recently Found in VoIP SoftwareSecurity researchers warn of a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in widely used VoIP telephony software, a discovery that comes as the United States struggles to evict Chinese nation-state hackers from telecom networks. The software is the MiCollab software suite from Canada-based Mitel.
The emerging threat actor, potentially a Chinese state-sponsored APT, is using the known exploit kit Moonshine in cross-platform attacks that deliver a previously undisclosed backdoor called "DarkNimbus" to ethnic minorities, including Tibetans.
A suspected Chinese threat actor targeted a large U.S. organization earlier this year as part of a four-month-long intrusion
The China-linked threat actor known as MirrorFace has been attributed to a new spear-phishing campaign mainly targeting individuals and organizations in Japan since June 2024
Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat interview While Chinese-government-backed spies maintained access to US telecommunications providers' networks for months – and in some cases still haven't been booted out – T-Mobile US thwarted successful attacks on its systems "within a single-digit number of days," according to the carrier's security boss Jeff Simon.…
Chinese state hackers, known as Salt Typhoon, have breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, President Biden's deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said today. [...]
New Fortress Information Security research shows 90% of software products used by critical infrastructure organizations contain code developed in China.
A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People's Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors targeting telecommunications providers
CISA released guidance today to help network defenders harden their systems against attacks coordinated by the Salt Typhoon Chinese threat group that breached multiple major global telecommunications providers earlier this year. [...]
Beijing Threat Actor Shifts Tactics in Response to Public DisclosureChinese hackers who penetrated U.S. telecoms likely haven't been fully evicted partially due to shifting tactics made in response to public disclosures, federal officials said Tuesday. Industry and government investigators have revealed in dribs and drabs a campaign of Beijing telecom hacking.
Experts Warn China's Tech Rise Could Reshape Global Cybersecurity and WarfareChina has surged past the United States in critical technology research, according to a recent report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Experts warn the shift could have profound global implications, including risks to U.S. cybersecurity, innovation and global leadership.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has warned that Chinese-made LIDAR sensors could be weaponized for espionage
Experts Warn China's Tech Rise Could Reshape Global Cybersecurity and WarfareChina has surged past the United States in critical technology research, according to a recent report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Experts warn the shift could have profound global implications, including risks to U.S. cybersecurity, innovation and global leadership.
Experts Warn China's Tech Rise Could Reshape Global Cybersecurity and WarfareChina has surged past the United States in critical technology research, according to a recent report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, as experts warn the shift could have profound global implications, including risks to U.S. cybersecurity, innovation and global leadership.
The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians Opinion Here's a front-page headline you won't see these days: CHINA'S SPIES ARE TAPPING OUR PHONES. Not that they're not – they are – but, like the environment, there's so much cybersecurity horror in the media that, yes, of course they are. And?…