A look at China's Ministry of State Security, which has been reshaped by Xi Jinping to be the primary driver of cyber espionage campaigns like Salt Typhoon
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DNI Tulsi Gabbard told a Congressional hearing that Signal comes “pre-installed” on government devices, hinting at a major shift following the Salt Typhoon hack
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Sources: the Trump admin dismissed the members of the CSRB, which investigates major cybersecurity incidents, likely disrupting the Salt Typhoon hacks probe
This includes several cyber committees, like CISA's advisory panel and the Cyber Safety Review Board, which was investigating Salt Typhoon. — That review is “dead,” person familiar says. — www.doc...
Q&A with former CISA Director Jen Easterly, appointed in 2021, on leaving the agency, Donald Trump, China's Salt Typhoon, Russia, unfinished business, and more
Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump's budget cuts all threaten US security. Mastodon: @lhn@mastodon.online . Forums: r/cybersecurity Mastodon: Lily Hay Newman / @lhn@mastodon.online : ...
The US sanctions a China-based cybersecurity company involved in the Salt Typhoon hacks and a Shanghai-based hacker involved in the recent US Treasury breach
Treasury's OFAC is sanctioning Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based cyber actor who was involved with the recent Department of the Treasury network compromise. … X: Nicole Perlroth / @nicoleperlroth : BIG: T...
The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100”
apnews.com/article/unit... Cynthia Brumfield / @metacurity.com : I just assumed that everybody was assuming that all telcos of any appreciable size in the US, and many international telcos, have been ...
AT&T and Verizon say their networks are now clear after the Salt Typhoon intrusion; AT&T says a few “individuals of foreign intelligence interest” were targeted
- Carriers said hackers targeted political, intelligence figures — White House said nine telecom companies were victims
The White House says the Salt Typhoon hack has impacted eight telecom companies in the US, and also affected dozens of other countries, for as long as two years
A senior administration official said Wednesday the Salt Typhoon hack has impacted dozens of countries in a sweeping espionage campaign
Amid the Salt Typhoon hacks, US officials recommend that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers
Stop Sending Texts Jonny Evans / Computerworld : The FBI now says encryption is good for you — Apple has been battling to maintain encryption for a decade. Cynthia B Brumfield / Metacurity : Feds Pu...
The FBI and CISA give US telcos best practices to harden their systems against attacks, as senior US officials say Salt Typhoon hackers remain on their networks
- Officials added that they don't yet know the full scope of the intrusions, despite starting the investigation in late spring.