Tag: china
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NVIDIA CEO Dismisses Chip Security Allegations as China Orders Firms to Halt Purchases
NVIDIA is also reportedly working on a new AI chip for customers in China that outperforms the company’s H20. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nvidia-dismisses-h20-security-concerns/
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China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services
In its recently released 2025 Threat Hunting Report, Crowdstrike pointed out an interesting trend: a 136% surge in cloud intrusions. A good chunk of this surge is due to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/22/china-linked-murky-panda-targets-and-moves-laterally-through-cloud-services/
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China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services
In its recently released 2025 Threat Hunting Report, Crowdstrike pointed out an interesting trend: a 136% surge in cloud intrusions. A good chunk of this surge is due to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/22/china-linked-murky-panda-targets-and-moves-laterally-through-cloud-services/
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Chinese national who sabotaged Ohio company’s systems handed four-year jail stint
A Houston resident was sentenced to four years in prison for intentionally installing malicious code on his employer’s computer systems, which he activated when his role was terminated. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-national-sentenced-prison
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Chinese Hackers Murky, Genesis, and Glacial Panda Escalate Cloud and Telecom Espionage
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to malicious activity orchestrated by a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Murky Panda that involves abusing trusted relationships in the cloud to breach enterprise networks.”The adversary has also shown considerable ability to quickly weaponize N-day and zero-day vulnerabilities and frequently achieves initial access to their targets by First seen…
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After SharePoint attacks, Microsoft stops sharing PoC exploit code with China
Microsoft halts PoC exploit sharing with Chinese firms after SharePoint zero-day leaks, giving only written bug details to curb future abuse. Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese firms proof-of-concept exploit code through its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) program after July’s mass exploitation of SharePoint flaws, believed linked to a leak of early bug disclosures.…
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Former developer jailed after deploying kill-switch malware at Ohio firm
Ex-developer jailed 4 years for sabotaging Ohio employer with kill-switch malware that locked employees out after his account was disabled. Ex-developer Davis Lu (55) was sentenced to 4 years for sabotaging Ohio employer with kill-switch malware that locked staff out after his account was disabled. The Chinese national was also sentenced to three years of…
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Ex-Developer Jailed Four Years for Sabotaging Ohio Employer with Kill-Switch Malware
A 55-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for sabotaging his former employer’s network with custom malware and deploying a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled.Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, Texas, was convicted of causing intentional damage to protected computers…
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HTTPS-Traffic blockiert: Große Firewall schneidet China vom weltweiten Internet ab
Chinas Große Firewall hat vorübergehend fast den gesamten HTTPS-Datenverkehr zu anderen Ländern gekappt. Der Grund dafür ist unklar. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/https-traffic-blockiert-grosse-firewall-schneidet-china-vom-weltweiten-internet-ab-2508-199427.html
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Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code
Better late than never after SharePoint assault? First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_cuts_chinas_early_access/
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CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer
The China-affiliated espionage group, which CrowdStrike tracks as Murky Panda, has been linked to more than a dozen incident response cases since late spring. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/crowdstrike-silk-typhoon-murky-panda-china-espionage/
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NOTGreat Firewall: China Blocks the Web for 74 Min.
Xi Whiz: HTTPS connections on port 443 received forged replies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/great-firewall-china-web-74-minutes-richixbw/
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Microsoft restricts Chinese firms’ access to vulnerability warnings after hacking concerns
Tags: access, china, compliance, cybersecurity, data, government, hacking, intelligence, microsoft, service, threat, vulnerability, windowsEnterprise operations fallout: Microsoft’s decision may have broader operational consequences for multinational corporations (MNCs), particularly those with significant operations in China. For some, the move adds pressure to an already delicate balancing act between geopolitical expectations and local compliance risks.”MNCs operating in China already know they are in the crosshairs of both the Chinese and…
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DPRK, China Suspected in South Korean Embassy Attacks
Detailed spear-phishing emails sent to European government entities in Seoul are being tied to North Korea, China, or both. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-dprk-south-korean-embassy-attacks
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China cut itself off from the global internet for an hour on Wednesday
Great Firewall took out all traffic to port 443 at a time Beijing didn’t have an obvious need to keep its netizens in the dark First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/china_port_443_block_outage/
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US Reportedly Hid Trackers in Shipments to Monitor AI Chips Diverted to China
Trackers were placed in the packaging and sometimes inside servers from Dell and Super Micro, according to Reuters. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-us-tracking-shipments-us-chips-china/
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Hack of North Korean Spy’s Computer Exposes 8.9 GB of Espionage Operations
A North Korean spy’s computer was hacked, leaking phishing logs, stolen South Korean government email platform source code, and links to Chinese hackers. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-north-korea-spy-hack-espionage/
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The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States just published its 2024 report, revealing once again that shielding U.S. tech from risky foreign investments was a critical focus for the interagency group that reviews investments in the United States for national security risks. But as U.S.-China tensions further intensify, bolstering these reviews is even…
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Russia-linked European attacks renew concerns over water cybersecurity
Water utilities should remain vigilant: Although most water facility operators have received repeated warnings over the years that they are desirable targets for Russian, Iranian, and Chinese threat actors, experts say these latest incidents underscore the need to remain vigilant and step up security efforts. If water assets owners have “any kind of control system online,…
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New Research Reveals Security Vulnerabilities Linked to Popular VPN Apps
Researchers have uncovered deceptive practices among major VPN providers, linking seemingly independent entities into three distinct >>families
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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Thai police arrest SMS blasting scammers allegedly hired by Chinese boss
Thai police found a portable SMS blaster capable of sending barrages of scam texts inside of a Suzuki, at least the second such seizure in Bangkok in recent weeks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bangkok-police-sms-scammers-blasting
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Chinese APT Group Targets Web Hosting Services in Taiwan
Cisco Talos observed the newly identified group compromise a Taiwanese web hosting provider to conduct a range of malicious activities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-apt-web-hosting-taiwan/
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UK’s Colt hit by cyberattack, support systems offline amid ransom threat
Tags: api, attack, china, communications, cve, cyberattack, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, network, programming, ransom, rce, remote-code-execution, russia, service, software, threat, update, vulnerabilitywith samples on a Russian Tor site.”We’ve seen already this year that telecom is particularly vulnerable to attacks, and I think this WarLock attack highlights some recurring issues that telecom and large-scale network service providers are starting to see,” said Gabrielle Hempel, Security Operations Strategist at Exabeam. “There’s this operational ripple effect when you’re a…
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New Ghost-Tapping Attacks Target Apple Pay and Google Pay Users’ Linked Cards
Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are using ghost-tapping techniques to take advantage of Near Field Communication (NFC) relay tactics in a sophisticated evolution of payment card fraud. They are mainly targeting mobile payment services such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. This attack vector involves relaying stolen payment card credentials from compromised devices to mules’ burner phones, enabling…
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By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
Without strong cyber capabilities at State, America’s partners will turn to unreliable associates in China for infrastructure investment and succumb to cyberattacks that place U.S. forces overseas at risk. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/state-department-cyber-diplomacy-setback-congress-action-op-ed/
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North Korean Hackers’ Secret Linux Malware Surfaces Online
Phrack Magazine’s latest issue #72 has unveiled a significant data leak from a suspected North Korean hacking operation, including exploit tactics, compromised system details, and a sophisticated Linux rootkit. The dump, linked to a Chinese threat actor targeting South Korean and Taiwanese government and private sectors, shows overlaps with the North Korean Kimsuky APT group.…
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China Questions Security of AI Chips From NVIDIA, AMD
The US banned the sale of AI chips to China and then backed off. Now, Chinese sources are calling on NVIDIA to prove its AI chips have no backdoors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/china-questions-security-ai-chips-nvidia-amd