Security News > 2022 > October > US govt shares top flaws exploited by Chinese hackers since 2020

NSA, CISA, and the FBI revealed today the top security vulnerabilities most exploited by hackers backed by the People's Republic of China to target government and critical infrastructure networks.
The three federal agencies said in a joint advisory that Chinese-sponsored hackers are targeting U.S. and allied networks and tech companies to gain access to sensitive networks and steal intellectual property.
The advisory also bundles recommended mitigations for each of the security flaws most exploited by Chinese threat actors, as well as detection methods and vulnerable technologies to help defenders spot and block incoming attack attempts.
The following security vulnerabilities have been the top most exploited by Chinese-backed state hackers since 2020, according to the NSA, CISA, and the FBI. Vendor.
In June, they also revealed that Chinese state hackers had compromised major telecommunications companies and network service providers to steal credentials and harvest data.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Government also issued an alert about state-backed hackers stealing data from U.S. defense contractors using a custom CovalentStealer malware and the Impacket framework.
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