The FBI has asked the public for information on Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers behind widespread breaches of telecommunications providers in the United States and worldwide.
In October, the FBI and CISA confirmed that the Chinese state hackers had breached multiple telecom providers (including AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream) and many other telecom companies in dozens of countries.
FBI seeks help to unmask Salt Typhoon hackers behind telecom breaches
April 25, 2025 05:34 AM
On Thursday, the FBI issued a public service announcement seeking tips that could help identify and locate the Salt Typhoon hackers who targeted US telecommunications infrastructure.
"Investigation into these actors and their activity revealed a broad and significant cyber campaign to leverage access into these networks to target victims on a global scale. This activity resulted in the theft of call data logs, a limited number of private communications involving identified victims, and the copying of select information subject to court-ordered US law enforcement requests," the FBI said.
"FBI maintains its commitment to protecting the US telecommunications sector and the individuals and organizations targeted by Salt Typhoon by identifying, mitigating, and disrupting Salt Typhoon's malicious cyber activity. If you have any information about the individuals who comprise Salt Typhoon or other Salt Typhoon activity, we would particularly like to hear from you."
In January, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, a Chinese cybersecurity firm believed to be directly involved in the Salt Typhoon telecom breaches.
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
-
Coinbase fixes 2FA log error making people think they were hacked
Coinbase has fixed a confusing bug in its account activity logs that caused users to think their credentials were compromised.
- April 27, 2025
- 02:21 PM
0
-
Brave's Cookiecrumbler tool taps community to help block cookie notices
Brave has open-sourceed a new tool called "Cookiecrumbler," which uses large language models (LLMs) to detect cookie consent notices and then community-driven reviews to block those that won't break site functionality.
- April 27, 2025
- 10:12 AM
- 0
-
2024: A year of identity attacks | Get the new ebook
Identity attacks were rampant in 2024 as attackers doubled down on identity-based TTPs. Prepare to defend your organization in 2025 by looking back at identity-based breaches in 2024.
Get a free Ebook on the most impactful identity breaches of 2024, and the attacker tooling and techniques that we can expect in 2025.
-
Secure your family's privacy and block ads with this AdGuard deal
For a little while longer, you can get lifetime access to the AdGuard Family Plan for just $15.97 (reg. $169) with code FAMPLAN during this flash sale.
- April 27, 2025
- 08:11 AM
- 0
-
DragonForce expands ransomware model with white-label branding scheme
The ransomware scene is re-organizing, with one gang known as DragonForce working to gather other operations under a cartel-like structure.
- April 26, 2025
- 11:23 AM
- 0
-
WooCommerce admins targeted by fake security patches that hijack sites
A large-scale phishing campaign targets WooCommerce users with a fake security alert urging them to download a "critical patch" that adds a Wordpress backdoor to the site.
- April 26, 2025
- 10:09 AM
- 0
-
Get a GaN charger with two USB-C ports for $60 in this deal
If you're tired of sluggish charging speeds, there's an easy fix: swap out your old charging block for this next-gen GaN charger, available now for $59.99 (down from $119) for a little while longer.
- April 26, 2025
- 08:16 AM
- 0
-
Windows 11's Recall AI is now rolling out on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Recall is rolling out to everyone with Windows 11 KB5055627 on Copilot+ PCs.
- April 25, 2025
- 05:08 PM
- 3
-
Windows 11 KB5055627 update released with 30 new changes, fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5055627 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with many new features gradually rolling out, and some new bug fixes for everyone.
- April 25, 2025
- 04:18 PM
- 0
-
Craft CMS RCE exploit chain used in zero-day attacks to steal data
Two vulnerabilities impacting Craft CMS were chained together in zero-day attacks to breach servers and steal data, with exploitation ongoing, according to CERT Orange Cyberdefense.
- April 25, 2025
- 03:44 PM
- 0
-
Marks & Spencer pauses online orders after cyberattack
British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has suspended online orders while working to recover from a recently disclosed cyberattack.
- April 25, 2025
- 11:05 AM
- 0
-
Mobile provider MTN says cyberattack compromised customer data
African mobile giant MTN Group announced that a cybersecurity incident has compromised the personal information of some of its subscribers in certain countries.
- April 25, 2025
- 10:57 AM
- 0
-
Windows "inetpub" security fix can be abused to block future updates
A recent Windows security update that creates an 'inetpub' folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates.
- April 25, 2025
- 10:23 AM
- 2
-
Baltimore City Public Schools data breach affects over 31,000 people
Baltimore City Public Schools notified tens of thousands of employees and students of a data breach following an incident in February when unknown attackers hacked into its network.
- April 25, 2025
- 10:06 AM
- 0
-
SAP fixes suspected Netweaver zero-day exploited in attacks
SAP has released out-of-band emergency NetWeaver updates to fix a suspected remote code execution (RCE) zero-day flaw actively exploited to hijack servers.
- April 25, 2025
- 09:01 AM
- 0
-
AdGuard VPN dropped the price for a 5-year subscription to under $40
If you want more privacy online without the constant cost of a monthly VPN subscription, AdGuard just lowered the price on a 5-year VPN subscription. Instead of paying $359, it's now only $39.97, but this price is about to change.
- April 25, 2025
- 07:11 AM
- 0
-
FBI seeks help to unmask Salt Typhoon hackers behind telecom breaches
The FBI has asked the public for information on Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers behind widespread breaches of telecommunications providers in the United States and worldwide.
- April 25, 2025
- 05:34 AM
- 0
-
Microsoft announces fix for CPU spikes when typing in Outlook
Microsoft says it will soon fix a known issue causing CPU spikes when typing messages in recent versions of its classic Outlook email client.
- April 25, 2025
- 04:10 AM
- 0
-
Hackers abuse OAuth 2.0 workflows to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts
Russian threat actors have been abusing legitimate OAuth 2.0 authentication workflows to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts of employees of organizations related to Ukraine and human rights.
- April 24, 2025
- 04:24 PM
- 1
-
Lazarus hackers breach six companies in watering hole attacks
In a recent espionage campaign, the infamous North Korean threat group Lazarus targeted multiple organizations in the software, IT, finance, and telecommunications sectors in South Korea.
- April 24, 2025
- 03:13 PM
- 0
No comments:
Post a Comment