Security News

Australian IT Pros Urged to Guard Against Chinese Cybersecurity Threats
2024-12-13 22:53

Australian IT pros are urged to strengthen defenses as Chinese cyber threats target critical infrastructure and sensitive data.

Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
2024-12-11 23:03

Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks...

New EagleMsgSpy Android spyware used by Chinese police, researchers say
2024-12-11 21:03

A previously undocumented Android spyware called 'EagleMsgSpy' has been discovered and is believed to be used by law enforcement agencies in China to monitor mobile devices. [...]

US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for 2020 Ransomware Attack
2024-12-11 18:23

Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence has been sanctioned for exploiting a vulnerability in Sophos firewalls used at critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S.

Chinese EagleMsgSpy Spyware Found Exploiting Mobile Devices Since 2017
2024-12-11 11:02

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel surveillance program that's suspected to be used by Chinese police departments as a lawful intercept tool to gather a wide range of information...

U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls
2024-12-11 06:29

The U.S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020. Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and...

US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
2024-12-11 05:02

Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware The US Departments of Treasury and Justice have named a Chinese business and one of its employees as...

US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks
2024-12-10 20:34

The Department of the Treasury is sanctioning Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence, and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in the April 2020 compromise of tens of...

US sanctions Chinese firm for hacking firewalls in ransomware attacks
2024-12-10 16:37

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S....

Chinese hackers use Visual Studio Code tunnels for remote access
2024-12-10 11:00

Chinese hackers targeting large IT service providers in Southern Europe were seen abusing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) tunnels to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. [...]