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Wyden to Hold Up Trump CISA Nominee Over Telecom ‘Cover Up’: Report

Jeffrey Burt | April 9, 2025 | cisa, Salt Typhoon cyberattack, Sen. Ron Wyden, Telecom Security

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is demanding CISA release a three-year-old report critical of telecoms' security in the wake of the expansive Salt Typhoon hacks before he lifts a hold on President Trump's ...

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FCC Takes on China Threats with New National Security Council

Jeffrey Burt | March 14, 2025 | china espionage, Cybersecurity, fcc, Salt Typhoon cyberattack

The FCC is launching a new agency council to push back on Chinese-backed cyberthreats like Salt Typhoon by pushing telecoms to harden their defense, reduce their reliance on trade with foreign adversaries, ...

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese Individual, Company for Data Breaches

Jeffrey Burt | January 20, 2025 | Biden administration, china espionage, OFAC Sanctions, Salt Typhoon cyberattack

The U.S. Treasury sanction a Chinese bad actor for participating in the hack of the agency's networks and a Chinese for its involvement with Salt Typhoon's attacks on U.S. telecoms. Meanwhile, the ...

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Critical Infrastructure Seeing Benefits of Government Program, CISA Says

Jeffrey Burt | January 14, 2025 | cisa, critical infrastructure assets, Cybersecurity, Salt Typhoon cyberattack, Volt Typhoon

CISA in two years has seen the number of critical infrastructure organizations signing up for its CPG services double, which has improved the overall security in most sectors, but more needs to ...

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Metadata of Americans Stolen in Chinese Hack: U.S. Official

Jeffrey Burt | December 5, 2024 | china espionage, CISA best practices, Salt Typhoon cyberattack, Telecom Cybersecurity

The call metadate of a "large number" of Americans was stolen by Chinese state-sponsored Salt Typhoon's hack of eight U.S. telecoms and dozens more around the world, according to U.S. officials, who ...

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China is Still Inside US Networks — It’s Been SIX Months

Hell froze over: FBI and NSA recommend you use strong encryption ...

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The Cyberthreats from China are Ongoing: U.S. Officials

Jeffrey Burt | November 25, 2024 | china espionage, Salt Typhoon cyberattack, Telecom Networks, Volt Typhoon

U.S. officials are pushing back at the ongoing threats posted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, which have infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations to steal information and preposition themselves ...

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U.S. Lawmakers, White House Move to Stem China Cyberthreat

Jeffrey Burt | October 14, 2024 | china espionage, Salt Typhoon cyberattack, United States, wireless carriers

Two U.S. House committees want more information about the hack by China threat group Salt Typhoon into the networks of AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen while the White House reportedly is creating an ...

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Chinese APT Group Infiltrates US ISPs In Attack Campaign

Wajahat Raja | October 7, 2024 | Beijing-backed threat actors, Cybersecurity News, Demodex rootkit attacks, GhostEmperor hacking group, ISP cyber intrusions, Salt Typhoon cyberattack

As per recent media reports, a Chinese APT group has been observed targeting multiple United States (US) Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as part of an attack campaign. The primary aim of such ...

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