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The Register: After China’s Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now

Jan 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/opinion_column_cybersec/ Source: The Register Title: After China’s Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now Feedly Summary: If 40 years of faulty building gets blown down, don’t rebuild with the rubble Opinion When a typhoon devastates a land, it takes a while to understand the scale of the destruction. Disaster relief kicks in, communications rebuilt,…

Hacker News: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in

Dec 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/ Source: Hacker News Title: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The recent revelation of a large-scale cyber intrusion by China-backed actors has affected several major telecommunications companies in the U.S., leading to grave concerns about national security and…

Slashdot: FCC ‘Rip and Replace’ Provision For Chinese Tech Tops Cyber Provisions in Defense Bill

Dec 25, 2024

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/25/157235/fcc-rip-and-replace-provision-for-chinese-tech-tops-cyber-provisions-in-defense-bill?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FCC ‘Rip and Replace’ Provision For Chinese Tech Tops Cyber Provisions in Defense Bill Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the allocation of $3 billion in the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to replace insecure telecommunications equipment, particularly that sourced from Chinese companies…

Slashdot: Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe

Dec 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/19/2132228/feds-warn-sms-authentication-is-unsafe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a serious security breach in U.S. telecommunications by hackers associated with the Chinese government, allowing them to intercept unencrypted communications. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued warnings against using…

Slashdot: Congress Funds Removal of Chinese Telecom Gear as Feds Probe Home Router Risks

Dec 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/19/143223/congress-funds-removal-of-chinese-telecom-gear-as-feds-probe-home-router-risks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Congress Funds Removal of Chinese Telecom Gear as Feds Probe Home Router Risks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the U.S. Congress’s allocation of $3 billion to eliminate Chinese equipment from national networks due to security vulnerabilities associated with potential cyberattacks by state-sponsored actors.…

Hacker News: China’s Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials’ calls, says White House

Dec 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/white_house_salt_typhoon/ Source: Hacker News Title: China’s Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials’ calls, says White House Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on the espionage activities of Chinese cyberspies, specifically focusing on their operations targeting senior U.S. political figures and telecommunications providers. The insights provided by Anne…

The Register: Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone’s getting burned

Dec 2, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/telco_security_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone’s getting burned Feedly Summary: The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians Opinion Here’s a front-page headline you won’t see these days: CHINA’S SPIES ARE TAPPING OUR PHONES. Not that they’re not – they are…

The Register: T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: ‘Other providers may be seeing different outcomes’

Nov 27, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/tmobile_cyberattack_victory_lap/ Source: The Register Title: T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: ‘Other providers may be seeing different outcomes’ Feedly Summary: Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do Attackers – possibly China’s Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage crew – compromised an unnamed wireline provider’s network and used this…

Slashdot: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

Nov 23, 2024

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/2336254/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by a hacker group linked to the Chinese government, identified as Salt Typhoon, has been reported. This breach allowed unauthorized access to phone calls…

The Register: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator

Nov 20, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/musk_chinese_cyberspies/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator Feedly Summary: Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing…

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