china espionage - Tagged - Security Boulevard The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png china espionage - Tagged - Security Boulevard 32 32 133346385 China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/china-cyberwar-coming-versas-vice-volt-typhoons-target/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2029126 A Chinese flag flies on a high pole

Xi whiz: Versa Networks criticized for swerving the blame.

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Lawmakers Ask for Probe of Chinese Router Maker TP-Link https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/lawmakers-ask-for-probe-of-chinese-router-maker-tp-link/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:04:34 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028009 China, threats, scams, CISA TP-Link Volt Typhoon

Two U.S. lawmakers are asking the Commerce Department to investigate whether the Wi-Fi routers built by Chinese company TP-Link could be used by Chinese-sponsored threat groups to infiltrate U.S. government and private networks, posing a security risk to the country.

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China-Backed Threat Group Rapidly Exploits New Flaws: Agencies https://securityboulevard.com/2024/07/china-backed-threat-group-rapidly-exploits-new-flaws-agencies/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:25:56 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2023744 ransomware China Chinese Meng FCC Thousand Talents Program

APT40, a threat group backed by China's government, quickly adapts POC exploits of popular software like Microsoft Exchange and Log4j to attack corporate and government networks in the U.S., Australia, and elsewhere, according to an alert issued by government security agencies around the world.

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Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG https://securityboulevard.com/2024/06/temu-malware-arkansas-richixbw/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:18:14 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2022867 The Temu app on a smartphone screen peeking out from a pocket

Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.”

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Chinese APT Groups Use Ransomware to Hide Spying Activities https://securityboulevard.com/2024/06/chinese-apt-groups-use-ransomware-to-hide-spying-activities/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:17:10 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2022617 China cyberespionage

Threat actors can cover up their espionage activity by deploying ransomware or simply get some financial gain in the process.

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US, UK Accuse China of Years-Long Cyberespionage Campaign https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/us-uk-accuse-china-of-years-long-cyberespionage-campaign/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:22:21 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012992 China cyberespionage

The United States, the UK, and other countries this week accused a state-sponsored Chinese threat group of running a massive global hacking campaign for more than a decade that targeted political figures, journalists, businesses, political dissidents, and elections officials to steal information and spy on targets. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace called the work of the..

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China Steals Defense Secrets ‘on Industrial Scale’ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/china-steals-secrets-f5-connectwise-richixbw/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:08:40 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012892 a PRC flag flies in a stiff breeze

UNC5174 ❤ UNC302: CVSS 10 and 9.8 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese threat actor for People’s Republic.

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CISA, NSA, Others Outline Security Steps Against Volt Typhoon https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/cisa-nsa-others-outline-security-steps-against-volt-typhoon/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:30:46 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012640 China, threats, scams, CISA TP-Link Volt Typhoon

Top cybersecurity agencies in the United States and other countries are again warning critical infrastructure companies about the “urgent risk” posed by Chinese state-sponsored threat group Volt Typhoon and are recommending steps to harden their protections. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the FBI in an advisory reminded private..

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Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/cisa-ivanti-china-richixbw/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:17:53 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2011528 Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly

Free rides and traffic jams: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti.

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CISA, Mandiant Warn of a Worsening Situation for Ivanti Users https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/cisa-mandiant-warn-of-a-worsening-situation-for-ivanti-users/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:06:12 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2010715 LockBit ransomware Federal Reserve

The federal government and cybersecurity teams are warning organizations that threat groups are exploiting multiple flaws in Ivanti’s VPN appliances despite the vendor’s Integrity Checking Tool (ICT) and even after factory resets. An advisory issued by the FBI, CISA, and international members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance came days after Google’s Mandiant team wrote..

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