Tag: espionage

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…

Cloud Blog: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers

Mar 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-espionage-targets-juniper-routers/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers Feedly Summary: Written by: Lukasz Lamparski, Punsaen Boonyakarn, Shawn Chew, Frank Tse, Jakub Jozwiak, Mathew Potaczek, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Nick Harbour, Mustafa Nasser Introduction In mid 2024, Mandiant discovered threat actors deployed custom backdoors on Juniper Networks’ Junos…

The Register: This is the FBI, open up. China’s Volt Typhoon is on your network

Mar 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/volt_tyhoon_experience_interview_with_gm/ Source: The Register Title: This is the FBI, open up. China’s Volt Typhoon is on your network Feedly Summary: Power utility GM talks to El Reg about getting that call and what happened next Nick Lawler, general manager of the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), was at home one Friday…

Cisco Talos Blog: Who is Responsible and Does it Matter?

Mar 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/who-is-responsible-and-does-it-matter/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Who is Responsible and Does it Matter? Feedly Summary: Martin Lee dives into to the complexities of defending our customers from threat actors and covers the latest Talos research in this week’s newsletter. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights into the methodologies used…

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

Mar 6, 2025

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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…

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…

The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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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…

Wired: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

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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:…

Microsoft Security Blog: Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain

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