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Belgium telecom operators Proximus and Orange drop Huawei

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Major Belgium’s telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. One of the major Belgium telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei.

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China planted tiny chips on US computers for cyber espionage

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China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. Elemental manufactured equipment for Department of Defense data centers, the CIA’s drone operations, and onboard networks of Navy warships. government.” ” continues the report.

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Devices from Dell, HP, and Lenovo used outdated OpenSSL versions

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The researchers discovered the issue by analyzing firmware images used devices from the above manufacturers. that dates back to 2009. OpenSSL contains an open-source implementation of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. Some Lenovo devices used the version 1.0.0a that dates back 2012.

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China-linked APT10 leverages ZeroLogon exploits in recent attacks

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The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

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It collaborates with Airbus, the second-largest aerospace company globally after Boeing, to manufacture aerospace equipment. Also, the company manufactures surface-to-air defense systems and missiles. The unidentified hackers allegedly attempted to map the company’s computer system between 2009 and 2010.

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SimJacker attack allows hacking any phone with just an SMS

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. “During the attack, the user is completely unaware that they received the attack, that information was retrieved, and that it was successfully exfiltrated ,” The experts revealed that they observed SimJacker attacks against users with most popular mobile devices manufactured by Apple, Google, Huawei, Motorola, and Samsung.

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DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers

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critical infrastructure sectors, including Information Technology (IT), Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, Communications, and Critical Manufacturing.” APT actors have targeted victims in several U.S. ” Security firms attributed the attacks to a Chinese threat actor referred as APT10 (aka menuPass and Stone Panda).