Mandiant shines the spotlight on the growing infiltration of US and Western companies by North Korean fake IT workers.
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Ban Sought for Chinese, Russian Software and Hardware Used in Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads
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.
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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon
The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices.
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VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest
VMware warned that an attacker with network access could send a specially crafted packet to execute remote code. CVSS severity score 9.8/10.
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DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military
Chinese national Song Wu allegedly sent spear-phishing emails to NASA, Air Force, Navy, Army, and FAA employees.
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House Report Shows Chinese Cranes a Security Risk to US Ports
A joint report from the Committees on China and Homeland Security warns of the security risks posed by Chinese cranes in US ports.
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Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning
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.
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US Lawmakers Want Investigation Into TP-Link Over Chinese Hacking Fears
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.
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Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks
Seven nations are backing Australia in calling out a China-linked hacking group for compromising government networks.
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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China
Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines.
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