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  • Schneier on Security: Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Feedly Summary: Chinese hackers are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to steal data worldwide: The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10. It gives unauthenticated remote access to SharePoint Servers exposed to the Internet.…

  • Slashdot: US Nuclear Weapons Agency ‘Among 400 Organizations Breached By Chinese Hackers’

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/23/1652240/us-nuclear-weapons-agency-among-400-organizations-breached-by-chinese-hackers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Nuclear Weapons Agency ‘Among 400 Organizations Breached By Chinese Hackers’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A cyber-espionage campaign targeting unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities has compromised around 400 organizations globally, including significant US government agencies. This underscores the critical need for robust patch management and security…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hackers Exploit SAP NetWeaver RCE Flaw

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/11/0544252/chinese-hackers-exploit-sap-netweaver-rce-flaw?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hackers Exploit SAP NetWeaver RCE Flaw Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-31324) in SAP NetWeaver being exploited by an unnamed China-linked threat actor known as Chaya_004. This flaw allows remote code execution, leading to significant risks for various…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hackers Sat Undetected in Small Massachusetts Power Utility for Months

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/229240/chinese-hackers-sat-undetected-in-small-massachusetts-power-utility-for-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hackers Sat Undetected in Small Massachusetts Power Utility for Months Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity breach at the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), involving state-sponsored hackers from a group known as Volt Typhoon. Cybersecurity firm Dragos, in collaboration…

  • Schneier on Security: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/silk-typhoon-hackers-indicted.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted Feedly Summary: Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/05/1743246/microsoft-warns-of-chinese-hackers-spying-on-cloud-technology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s report on the Silk Typhoon hacking group emphasizes how advanced persistent threats (APTs) are increasingly targeting cloud applications and remote management tools to conduct supply-chain attacks. The activities of this group…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/cyber-attack-threat-uk-government-departments-whitehall-nao Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says Feedly Summary: Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’The threat of potentially devastating cyber-attacks against UK government departments is “severe and advancing quickly”,…

  • Wired: A New Jam-Packed Biden Executive Order Tackles Cybersecurity, AI, and More

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity-ai-and-more/ Source: Wired Title: A New Jam-Packed Biden Executive Order Tackles Cybersecurity, AI, and More Feedly Summary: US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AI—and takes a swipe at Microsoft’s dominance. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: President Biden’s…