Security Boulevard

China’s Flax Typhoon Exploits ArcGIS App for Year-Long Persistence

The China-based APT group Flax Typhoon used a function within ArcGIS' legitimate geo-mapping software to create a webshell ...
SiliconANGLE

US urges use of encrypted messaging apps following Salt Typhoon hack

U.S. officials are urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps in order to prevent their correspondence from falling into the hands of hackers. NBC News reported the release of the new guidance ...
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Salt Typhoon cyberattack: Encrypted messaging apps and other ways to stay safe amid the Chinese telecom hack

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be sucked into the plot of a Tom Clancy novel, millions of Americans are getting a taste of it this week. A large-scale cyberattack, focused on telecom ...
Nextgov

Salt Typhoon breach was first detected on federal networks, CISA head says

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A Chinese state-backed espionage group’s wide-ranging intrusion into telecommunications providers in the U.S. and abroad was first ...
Defense One

Salt Typhoon hacks into National Guard systems a ‘serious escalation,’ experts warn

A prolific Chinese hacking unit’s breach into National Guard networks poses a serious threat to Defense Department systems and is a major escalation of the group’s initial breach into core telecom ...
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Microsoft says Chinese Silk Typhoon hackers are targeting cloud and IT apps to steal business data

Chinese threat actor Silk Typhoon spotted targeting common IT apps Microsoft's Threat Intelligence has identified new tactics from the group Silk Typhoon was allegedly behind recent US Treasury hack A ...
Defense One

Salt Typhoon hackers targeted over 80 countries, FBI says

A major Chinese espionage group targeted some 80 nations—and likely more than just telecommunications companies—in a sweeping hack discovered last year, U.S. investigators said Wednesday. Salt Typhoon ...
Bleeping Computer

Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon has been observed utilizing a new "GhostSpider" backdoor in attacks against telecommunication service providers. The backdoor was discovered by ...
Nextgov

Salt Typhoon hacks to influence final round of DARPA’s AI-cyber competition

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. SAN FRANCISCO — The final round of a cybersecurity competition run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will take ...
Neowin

Vodafone's DreamLab app yields new typhoon findings

Vodafone's volunteer computing app, DreamLab, has helped scientists learn more about typhoons. Researchers at Imperial College London used DreamLab data. They wanted to see how climate change is ...

Half a world away, a typhoon is steering our weather here on the First Coast

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A powerful typhoon thousands of miles away in the western Pacific Ocean could soon shape the weather ...