Volt Typhoon
CISA’s ‘CI Fortify’ Aims to Secure Critical Infrastructure During Conflicts
Jeffrey Burt | | China-nexus cyber espionage, CISA Advisory, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, CyberAv3ngers, energy and utilities, Iran cyber capabilities, network segmentation, public water systems, Salt Typhoon, Telecommunications Security, Volt Typhoon, zero trust
CISA in its "Fortify CI" effort is warning critical infrastructure organizations like those in such sectors as energy, water, telecommunication, and healthcare about cyber threats that come with geopolitical conflicts and urging ...
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China-Backed Groups are Using Massive Botnets in Espionage, Intrusion Campaigns
Jeffrey Burt | | BeyondTrust, Botnet Attack, China-linked Hackers, China-nexus cyber espionage, CISA Advisory, Flax Typhoon, IoT botnets, SOHO and IoT device vulnerabilities, Viakoo Labs, Volt Typhoon
China-sponsored threat groups like Salt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon are increasingly relying on multiple massive botnets comprising edge and IoT devices to run their cyber espionage and network intrusion campaigns, CISA and ...
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China Hackers Using Brickstorm Backdoor to Target Government, IT Entities
Jeffrey Burt | | Brickstorm backdoor, China-nexus cyber espionage, cisa, Salt Typhoon, U.S. National Security Agency, Volt Typhoon
Chinese-sponsored groups are using the popular Brickstorm backdoor to access and gain persistence in government and tech firm networks, part of the ongoing effort by the PRC to establish long-term footholds in ...
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FCC Tightens the Squeeze on Banned Chinese Telecom Companies
Jeffrey Burt | | Brendan Carr, Chinese telecoms, Federal Communications Commission, Salt Typhoon, Volt Typhoon
The FCC has taken another step to keep Chinese telecom gear from being imported into the United States, voting 3-0 to block new approvals for products from those nine Chinese companies on ...
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The SharePoint Blind Spot: How Legacy IGA Failed to Stop Volt TyphoonÂ
Mike Towers | | AI security risks, cloud collaboration security, data exfiltration, enterprise identity management, identity governance, Insider Threat Prevention, legacy IGA challenges, Microsoft 365 permissions, Microsoft Copilot security, non-human identities (NHI), Operational Resilience, permission sprawl, SharePoint access control, SharePoint security, Volt Typhoon
Identity, not endpoints, is today’s attack surface. Learn why SharePoint and AI assistants like Copilot expose hidden risks legacy IGA can’t control ...
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Homeland Secretary Noem Vows to Put CISA ‘Back to Focusing on its Core Mission’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to refocus CISA, especially in defense of critical systems threats from China ...
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WarGames – it’s not 1983 anymore
MixMode Threat Research | | APT41, Blog, Brass Typhoon, Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Threats, Infrastructure, nation-state attacks, Nation-State Bad Actors, Nation-State Threat Actors, national cybersecurity, National Cybersecurity Strategy, Salt Typhoon, threat brief, Threat Briefing, Threat Intelligence Research, Threat Research, Volt Typhoon, Zero Day Attacks, zero trust
China’s state-sponsored cyber operations, driven by groups like Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon, Brass Typhoon, and APT41, and amplified by techniques like Fast Flux DNS, are not chasing Hollywood apocalypse—they’re seizing America’s networks, ...
Critical Infrastructure Seeing Benefits of Government Program, CISA Says
Jeffrey Burt | | 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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China’s Salt Typhoon Attacks Guam entity; US Sanctions Chinese Company
Jeffrey Burt | | china espionage, Flax Typhoon botnet, Treasury Department, U.S Sanctions, Volt Typhoon
China is continuing to target U.S. entities in its efforts regarding Taiwan, including using state-sponsored Flax Typhoon to compromise Guam infrastructure. U.S. are pushing back, with the Treasury Department sanctioning a Chinse ...
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The Cyberthreats from China are Ongoing: U.S. Officials
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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