Tag: communication

Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/08/0124213/dozens-of-countries-hit-in-chinese-telecom-hacking-campaign-top-us-official-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Dozens of Countries Hit in Chinese Telecom Hacking Campaign, Top US Official Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a significant cyber espionage campaign, identified as the “Salt Typhoon,” attributed to Chinese government hackers. This attack targeted telecommunications infrastructure in the U.S. and several…

Hacker News: Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare

Dec 7, 2024

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Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/undersea-internet-cables-protection-tech Source: Hacker News Title: Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the vulnerabilities of undersea fiber optic cables, particularly in the context of recent outages attributed to potential sabotage acts by state actors such as Russia or China. The…

Wired: US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Dec 7, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/encryption-apps-chinese-telecom-hacking-hydra-russia-exxon/ Source: Wired Title: US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking Feedly Summary: Plus: Russian spies keep hijacking other hackers’ infrastructure, Hydra dark web market admin gets life sentence in Russia, and more of the week’s top security news. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details various cybercrime investigations…

The Register: Salt Typhoon forces FCC’s hand on making telcos secure their networks

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/salt_typhoon_fcc_proposal/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon forces FCC’s hand on making telcos secure their networks Feedly Summary: 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…

Hacker News: ExxonMobil’s Alleged Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targeting Climate Activists

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Source URL: https://www.vulnu.com/p/inside-exxonmobils-alleged-hack-for-hire-campaign-targeting-climate-activists Source: Hacker News Title: ExxonMobil’s Alleged Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targeting Climate Activists Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals alarming insights into the intersection of corporate interests and cybersecurity, showcasing a significant hack-for-hire operation backed by ExxonMobil. This operation highlights how corporate entities are increasingly leveraging advanced cyber…

The Register: PoC exploit chains Mitel MiCollab 0-day, auth-bypass bug to access sensitive files

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/mitel_micollab_0day/ Source: The Register Title: PoC exploit chains Mitel MiCollab 0-day, auth-bypass bug to access sensitive files Feedly Summary: Still unpatched 100+ days later, watchTowr says A zero-day arbitrary file read vulnerability in Mitel MiCollab can be chained with a now-patched critical bug in the same platform to give attackers access to sensitive…

The Register: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/chinese_cyberspy_us_data/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’ Feedly Summary: 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…

Cisco Talos Blog: The adventures of an extroverted cyber nerd and the people Talos helps to fight the good fight

Dec 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-adventures-of-an-extroverted-cyber-nerd-and-the-people-talos-helps-to-fight-the-good-fight/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The adventures of an extroverted cyber nerd and the people Talos helps to fight the good fight Feedly Summary: Ever wonder what an extroverted strategy security nerd does? Wonder no longer! This week, Joe pontificates on his journey at Talos, and then is inspired by the people…

Cloud Blog: How the Air Force Research Laboratory is Advancing Defense Research with AI

Dec 5, 2024

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