Tag: Salt Typhoon

  • The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…

  • The Register: If you thought China’s Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/china_salt_typhoon_alert/ Source: The Register Title: If you thought China’s Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again Feedly Summary: 13 governments sound the alarm about ongoing unpleasantness China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies continue their years-long hacking campaign targeting critical industries around the world, according to a joint security alert from cyber and law…

  • Slashdot: Funding For Program To Stop Next Stuxnet From Hitting US Expired Sunday

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/2250221/funding-for-program-to-stop-next-stuxnet-from-hitting-us-expired-sunday Source: Slashdot Title: Funding For Program To Stop Next Stuxnet From Hitting US Expired Sunday Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The expiration of government funding for a key cyber defense program, the CyberSentry Program, has left critical infrastructure in the U.S. vulnerable to potential cyberattacks. This cessation impacts the…

  • Slashdot: Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/23/201237/canadian-telecom-hacked-by-suspected-china-state-group?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant cyber attack on a Canadian telecommunications provider by hackers associated with the Chinese government, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco devices. This incident underscores the importance of timely…

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

    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…

  • Schneier on Security: Arguing Against CALEA

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/arguing-against-calea.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Arguing Against CALEA Feedly Summary: At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and should be rethought: In other words, while the legally-mandated CALEA…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Google announces Sec-Gemini v1, a new experimental cybersecurity model

    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/04/google-launches-sec-gemini-v1-new.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Google announces Sec-Gemini v1, a new experimental cybersecurity model Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement introduces Sec-Gemini v1, an experimental AI model designed to enhance cybersecurity by addressing the asymmetrical nature of cyber threats. By leveraging advanced AI capabilities and integrating real-time…

  • The Register: Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/privacy_dead_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid Feedly Summary: From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there’s no escape Opinion I was going to write a story about how Amazon is no longer even pretending to respect your privacy. But, really, why bother?……

  • 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…

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

    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…