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  • The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…

  • Slashdot: 40,000 IoT Cameras Worldwide Stream Secrets To Anyone With a Browser

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2039202/40000-iot-cameras-worldwide-stream-secrets-to-anyone-with-a-browser?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: 40,000 IoT Cameras Worldwide Stream Secrets To Anyone With a Browser Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant vulnerability in internet-connected cameras, with researchers accessing 40,000 live feeds, particularly emphasizing the risk posed to national security and personal privacy. It underscores the necessity…

  • The Register: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/china_spy_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs Feedly Summary: Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too Chinese spies have for months exploited old Juniper Networks routers, infecting the buggy gear with custom backdoors and gaining root access to the compromised…

  • The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/fbi_china_pays_75k_per/ Source: The Register Title: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks Feedly Summary: Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain…

  • The Register: Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans’ email, says book

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/china_hacked_gop_emails/ Source: The Register Title: Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans’ email, says book Feedly Summary: Of course, Microsoft is in the mix, isn’t it Chinese spies reportedly broke into the US Republication National Committee’s Microsoft-powered email and snooped around for months before being caught.… AI…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Wired: The Worst Hacks of 2024

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/worst-hacks-2024/ Source: Wired Title: The Worst Hacks of 2024 Feedly Summary: From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines significant cybersecurity incidents and…

  • The Register: Salt Typhoon recorded top US officials’ calls, says White House

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/white_house_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon recorded top US officials’ calls, says White House Feedly Summary: No word yet on who. Any bets? Chinese cyberspies recorded “very senior" US political figures’ calls, according to White House security boss Anne Neuberger.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security briefing…