The U.S. DOJ indicted a dozen Chinese nationals for their role in a years-long hacker-for-hire campaign that included the Chinese government using private companies and freelance hackers to steal data from U.S. and other governments while obscuring its role in the attacks. The post Indictments of Chinese Cyber Spies Reveal Hacker-For-Hire Operation appeared first on…
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Silk Typhoon shifted to specifically targeting IT management companies
The Chinese state-backed threat group Silk Typhoon shifted tactics in late 2024 to broaden access and enable follow-on attacks against downstream customers of its initial targets, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said in a blog released Wednesday. The Chinese espionage group, which is also known as APT27, has abused stolen API keys and credentials for privileged access…
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Justice Department charges Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to Treasury breach
The individuals are accused of hacking over 100 U.S. organizations over the course of a decade © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Treasury sanctions Salt Typhoon hacking group behind breaches of major US telecom firms
The US government has also sanctioned the hacker responsible for December’s US Treasury hack © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.