Tag: sponsored actors
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Alerts: CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/18/cisa-releases-best-practice-guidance-mobile-communications Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications Feedly Summary: Today, CISA released Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance. The guidance was crafted in response to identified cyber espionage activity by People’s Republic of China (PRC) government-affiliated threat actors targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure, specifically addressing “highly targeted” individuals who are…
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Slashdot: Chinese Hacker Singlehandedly Responsible For Exploiting 81,000 Sophos Firewalls, DOJ Says
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/17/1745239/chinese-hacker-singlehandedly-responsible-for-exploiting-81000-sophos-firewalls-doj-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacker Singlehandedly Responsible For Exploiting 81,000 Sophos Firewalls, DOJ Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cybersecurity incident involving a Chinese hacker and the associated compromising of firewalls that protect US critical infrastructure. The indictment highlights the escalation of cyber threats…
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The Register: North Korea’s fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88 million over six years
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/doj_dpkr_fake_tech_worker_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: North Korea’s fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88 million over six years Feedly Summary: DoJ thinks it’s found the folks that ran it, and some of the ‘IT warriors’ sent out to fleece employers North Korea’s fake IT worker scams netted the hermit kingdom $88…
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Slashdot: UK Cyber Chief Warns Country ‘Widely Underestimating’ Risks From Cyberattacks
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/03/1413226/uk-cyber-chief-warns-country-widely-underestimating-risks-from-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Cyber Chief Warns Country ‘Widely Underestimating’ Risks From Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK’s new cyber chief, Richard Horne, will highlight the alarming underestimation of cyber risks in his inaugural speech, reinforcing the need for increased awareness and improved defenses against the growing…