Tag: nation-state actors
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Microsoft Security Blog: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation
Source URL: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/15/escalating-cyber-threats-demand-stronger-global-defense-and-cooperation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation Feedly Summary: We must find a way to stem the tide of this malicious cyber activity. That includes continuing to harden our digital domains to protect our networks, data, and people at all levels. However, this challenge will…
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The Register: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/us_lawmakers_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants Feedly Summary: Cyberspies abusing a backdoor? Groundbreaking Lawmakers are demanding answers about earlier news reports that China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies breached US telecommunications companies Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, and hacked their wiretapping systems. They also…
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Hacker News: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/mind-air-gap-goldenjackal-gooses-government-guardrails/ Source: Hacker News Title: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text presents an extensive analysis of the GoldenJackal APT group’s cyberespionage activities, notably their attacks on air-gapped systems within governmental organizations in Europe. It introduces previously undocumented malware tools employed…
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Slashdot: Chinese Spies Spent Months Inside Aerospace Engineering Firm’s Network Via Legacy IT
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/18/2014240/chinese-spies-spent-months-inside-aerospace-engineering-firms-network-via-legacy-it?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Spies Spent Months Inside Aerospace Engineering Firm’s Network Via Legacy IT Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This report discusses a major cybersecurity breach involving Chinese state-sponsored spies who infiltrated a U.S. aerospace manufacturer’s network using default credentials on unmanaged IBM AIX servers. The incident highlights…
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The Register: Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/05/dhs_maritime_ports_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed Feedly Summary: Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back – with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security…