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China-Linked Cyber Spies Blend Watering Hole, Supply Chain Attacks
A targeted watering-hole cyberattack linked to a Chinese threat group infected visitors to a Buddhism festival website and users of a Tibetan language translation...
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Chinese Spies Exploited Critical VMware Bug for Nearly 2 Years
One of the most serious VMware vulnerabilities in recent memory was secretly being exploited by a Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) for years before...
China Embraces NFTs And Blockchain Technology Despite Crypto Ban, Is China Loosening Its Strict Ban On Cryptocurrency Trading.
Even amid a strict ban on crypto trading, China continues to embrace blockchain technology.
The government has expressed its intention to...
Iranian ‘Seedworm’ Cyber Spies Target African Telcos & ISPs
An Iran-backed cyberespionage group is actively targeting telcos in North and East Africa.According to security researchers at Symantec, the latest cyberattacks by the advanced...
Cerebras CEO puts Nvidia on blast for arming China with GPUs
SC23 Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has criticized Nvidia for its efforts to limbo dance under US semiconductor export limits to China, calling the behavior...
Iran-Linked ‘MuddyWater’ Spies on Mideast Gov’t for 8 Months
The Iranian state-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) known as MuddyWater used an arsenal of new custom malware tools to spy on an unnamed Middle Eastern...
Microsoft: China’s Behind Atlassian Confluence Attacks; PoCs Available
A China-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) tracked as Storm-0062 is responsible for the in-the-wild exploitation of the recently disclosed critical bug in Atlassian Confluence...
Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm
One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly...
Yes, the CIA Is Building an AI Chatbot – Decrypt
The I in AI is now making its way into U.S. intelligence agencies.The CIA announced it has begun creating its own AI chatbot much...
US government snoops building AI chatbot, report says
US spies are reportedly developing their own AI chatbot in a move to top China's prowess.
The US Central Intelligence Agency's Open-Source Enterprise division will...
World Security Report Finds Physical Security Incidents Cost Companies USD $1T in 2022
IRVINE, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2023 — According to the first-ever World Security Report, large, global companies lost a combined $1 trillion in revenue in 2022 due to...
‘MoustachedBouncer’ APT Spies on Embassies, Likely via ISPs
BLACK HAT USA – Las Vegas – Thursday, Aug. 10 — A Belarus-linked APT spied on staff in at least four embassies operating in...
Microsoft Makes Premium Features Free Following Criticism
Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on: July 21, 2023 In a move seen as a critical shift in Microsoft’s cybersecurity...