Tag: Salt Typhoon
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Hacker News: The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon
Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2025/03/12/on-the-insecurity-of-telecom-stacks-in-the-wake-of-salt-typhoon/ Source: Hacker News Title: The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a security vulnerability discovered in FreeSWITCH, an open-source telecom software, which could allow for remote code execution due to improper handling of HTTP requests. The…
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The Register: US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia Feedly Summary: PLUS: Phishing suspects used fishing gear as alibi; Apple’s ‘Find My’ can track PCs and Androids; and more Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber Command to pause offensive operations against Russia,…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither.
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/efficiency-security-when-the-quest-for-one-grants-neither/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither. Feedly Summary: William discusses what happens when security is an afterthought rather than baked into processes and highlights the latest of Talos’ security research. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a critique of recent security oversights…
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Slashdot: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/15/2244220/chinas-salt-typhoon-hackers-continue-to-breach-telecoms-despite-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing cybersecurity threats from the Chinese government-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon, which is targeting telecommunications providers and exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. This situation highlights significant implications…
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The Register: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more/ Source: The Register Title: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs Feedly Summary: Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing’s super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China’s Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global…
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The Register: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/gutting_us_cyber_advisory_boards/ Source: The Register Title: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral Feedly Summary: ‘No one was kicked off the NTSB in the middle of investigating a crash’ interview Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China’s Salt Typhoon breached American government and…