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FBI chief says China is preparing to attack US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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China-linked APT Volt Typhoon remained undetected for years in US infrastructure

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authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

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. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. Once gained initial access to an organization, the threat actors deploy a custom PowerShell script to gather intelligence on the target.

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Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before

CGI

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.