Tag: cyber-espionage
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Slashdot: China Outs US Hackers for Attack, a New Frontier in Spy Games
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/15/2012216/china-outs-us-hackers-for-attack-a-new-frontier-in-spy-games Source: Slashdot Title: China Outs US Hackers for Attack, a New Frontier in Spy Games Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant escalation in cyber tensions between the US and China, with China publicly naming alleged NSA hackers who targeted the Asian Winter Games. This marks…
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The Register: China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/china_famoussparrow_back/ Source: The Register Title: China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar Feedly Summary: Crew also cooked up two fresh SparrowDoor backdoor variants, says ESET The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US financial-sector trade group and a…
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The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
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…
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The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…
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Wired: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-charges-12-alleged-spies-in-chinas-freewheeling-hacker-for-hire-ecosystem/ Source: Wired Title: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem Feedly Summary: The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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The Register: So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/russia_cyber_threat/ Source: The Register Title: So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America? Feedly Summary: Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks Comment America’s cybersecurity chiefs in recent days have been sending mixed messages about the threat posed by Russia in…
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Unit 42: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138128 Source: Unit 42 Title: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Feedly Summary: A Chinese-linked espionage campaign targeted entities in South Asia using rare techniques like DNS exfiltration, with the aim to steal sensitive data. The post CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia appeared first…
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The Register: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/proxylogon_flaw_salt_typhoons_open/ Source: The Register Title: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers Feedly Summary: But we mean, you’ve had nearly four years to patch One of the critical security flaws exploited by China’s Salt Typhoon to breach US telecom and government networks has had a…