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Mandiant Offers Clues to Spotting and Stopping North Korean Fake IT Workers

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Mandiant Offers Clues to Spotting and Stopping North Korean Fake IT Workers 2024-09-23 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine Mandiant shines the spotlight on the growing infiltration of US and Western companies by North Korean fake IT workers. The post Mandiant Offers Clues to Spotting and Stopping North Korean Fake IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Ban Sought for Chinese, Russian Software and Hardware Used in Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

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Ban Sought for Chinese, Russian Software and Hardware Used in Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads 2024-09-23 at 17:02 By Associated Press In extreme situations, a foreign adversary could shut down or take simultaneous control of multiple vehicles operating in the United States, causing crashes and blocking roads. The post Ban Sought for Chinese, Russian Software

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet 2024-09-19 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed on Wednesday. “We executed court-authorized operations to take control of

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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon

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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon 2024-09-19 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices. The post US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest

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VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest 2024-09-17 at 22:31 By Ryan Naraine VMware warned that an attacker with network access could send a specially crafted packet to execute remote code. CVSS severity score 9.8/10. The post VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest appeared first on

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DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military

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DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military 2024-09-17 at 13:01 By Ionut Arghire Chinese national Song Wu allegedly sent spear-phishing emails to NASA, Air Force, Navy, Army, and FAA employees. The post DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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House Report Shows Chinese Cranes a Security Risk to US Ports

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House Report Shows Chinese Cranes a Security Risk to US Ports 2024-09-13 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire A joint report from the Committees on China and Homeland Security warns of the security risks posed by Chinese cranes in US ports. The post House Report Shows Chinese Cranes a Security Risk to US Ports appeared first

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Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning

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Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning 2024-08-20 at 21:31 By Ryan Naraine Backdoor in millions of contactless cards made by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows instantaneous cloning of RFID smart cards used to open office doors and hotel rooms around the world. The post Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows

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US Lawmakers Want Investigation Into TP-Link Over Chinese Hacking Fears

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US Lawmakers Want Investigation Into TP-Link Over Chinese Hacking Fears 2024-08-19 at 16:46 By Eduard Kovacs Lawmakers want TP-Link to be investigated by the Department of Commerce over concerns that its routers can be easily hacked to infiltrate US systems. The post US Lawmakers Want Investigation Into TP-Link Over Chinese Hacking Fears appeared first on

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Chinese APT40 group swifly leverages public PoC exploits

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Chinese APT40 group swifly leverages public PoC exploits 2024-07-09 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Chinese state-sponsored cyber group APT40 is amazingly fast at adapting public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for vulnerabilities in widely used software, an advisory released by intelligence and cybersecurity agencies from eight countries warns. The group, which is also known as Kryptonite Panda

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Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks

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Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks 2024-07-09 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire Seven nations are backing Australia in calling out a China-linked hacking group for compromising government networks. The post Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China 2024-07-08 at 23:31 By SecurityWeek News Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines. The post Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Mandiant Highlights Russian and Chinese Cyber Threats to NATO on Eve of 75th Anniversary Summit

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Mandiant Highlights Russian and Chinese Cyber Threats to NATO on Eve of 75th Anniversary Summit 2024-07-08 at 21:31 By Kevin Townsend On the eve of NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC, Mandiant outlines the current state of cyberthreats facing NATO and aligned countries. The post Mandiant Highlights Russian and Chinese Cyber Threats to NATO

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Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations

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Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations 2024-06-26 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire Google has disrupted over 175,000 YouTube and Blogger instances related to the Chinese influence operation Dragonbridge. The post Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Chinese Hackers Have Stepped Up Attacks on Taiwanese Organizations, Cybersecurity Firm Says

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Chinese Hackers Have Stepped Up Attacks on Taiwanese Organizations, Cybersecurity Firm Says 2024-06-24 at 22:16 By Associated Press A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organizations, particularly those in sectors such as government, education, technology and diplomacy. The post Chinese Hackers Have Stepped Up Attacks on Taiwanese Organizations, Cybersecurity

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20,000 FortiGate appliances compromised by Chinese hackers

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20,000 FortiGate appliances compromised by Chinese hackers 2024-06-12 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz Coathanger – a piece of malware specifically built to persist on Fortinet’s FortiGate appliances – may still be lurking on too many devices deployed worldwide. How Coathanger persists on FortiGate devices In February 2024, the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD)

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22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes

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22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes 2024-06-10 at 14:46 By Associated Press A Zambian court has sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people. The post 22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage

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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage 2024-06-06 at 05:46 By Help Net Security Sophos released its report, “Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia,” which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level government target. During Sophos X-Ops’ investigation, which began

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet 2024-05-29 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs The US government has announced sanctions against three Chinese nationals accused of creating and operating the 911 S5 proxy botnet. The post US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Newly Detected Chinese Group Targeting Military, Government Entities

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Newly Detected Chinese Group Targeting Military, Government Entities 2024-05-23 at 14:31 By Ionut Arghire Unfading Sea Haze has been targeting military and government entities in South China Sea countries since 2018. The post Newly Detected Chinese Group Targeting Military, Government Entities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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