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  • Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5918-targets-critical-infra-in-taiwan/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan Feedly Summary: UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to conduct post-compromise activities to establish persistence in victim environments for information theft and…

  • Hacker News: Supply Chain Attacks on Linux Distributions

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    Source URL: https://fenrisk.com/supply-chain-attacks Source: Hacker News Title: Supply Chain Attacks on Linux Distributions Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses supply chain attacks on Linux distributions, emphasizing the complexities of compromising these systems through upstream dependencies. The piece highlights recent attacks, notably a backdoor introduced into XZ Utils, and outlines…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/microsoft_trend_flaw/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability identified by Trend Micro that has been exploited in a prolonged espionage campaign, highlighting Microsoft’s response (or lack thereof) to the issue. It underscores the…

  • The Register: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to Feedly Summary: PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hackers Sat Undetected in Small Massachusetts Power Utility for Months

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/229240/chinese-hackers-sat-undetected-in-small-massachusetts-power-utility-for-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hackers Sat Undetected in Small Massachusetts Power Utility for Months Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity breach at the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), involving state-sponsored hackers from a group known as Volt Typhoon. Cybersecurity firm Dragos, in collaboration…

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

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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…

  • Schneier on Security: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/silk-typhoon-hackers-indicted.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted Feedly Summary: Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two…

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

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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…