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Tag: advanced persistent threats


Cybersecurity

Chinese state actors behind espionage attacks on Southeast Asian government

September 25, 2023

Via: CSO Online

A series of attacks targeting a Southeast Asian government has been found to be carried out by distinct threat actors affiliated with Chinese interests, according to Unit 42, the Palo Alto research arm closely studying the attacks. Initially thought to […]


Cybersecurity

US Maritime Administrator to study port crane cybersecurity concerns

January 17, 2023

Via: CSO Online

The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in late December 2022 was filled with a host of military-related cybersecurity provisions. One little-noticed provision in the bill called for a study of cybersecurity […]


Cybersecurity

Russian cyberspies target cloud services providers and resellers to abuse delegated access

October 27, 2021

Via: CSO Online

The group of hackers responsible for the SolarWinds software supply chain attack have continued to seek out ways of indirectly gaining access to enterprise networks by targeting IT and cloud services providers that have admin rights on their customers’ systems […]


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FBI warns of major ransomware attacks as criminals go “big-game hunting”

October 8, 2019

Via: ArsTechnica

The FBI has issued a public service announcement entitled “High Impact Ransomware Attacks Threaten US Businesses and Organizations.” While the announcement doesn’t provide any details of specific attacks, the Bureau warns in the announcement: Ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted, […]


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Security firm was front for advanced Chinese hacking operation, Feds say

November 28, 2017

Via: ArsTechnica

Three men who worked for an Internet security firm in China have been indicted on federal charges for hacking into at least three multinational corporations. The malware they used has been tied to the Chinese government. Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao, […]