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Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices

US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks targeting critical infrastructure

The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees for exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Sophos firewalls to target U.S. organizations. On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department said Guan Tianfeng, an employee of Sichuan Silence, used the vulnerability to compromise approximately 81,000 firewalls in April 2020. The hacking campaign, detailed by Sophos… Continua a leggere US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks targeting critical infrastructure

US Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies in wake of Chinese hacks

U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden announced a new draft bill with the goal of securing American telephone networks and Americans’ communications in response to the massive hack of telecom providers allegedly done by Chinese government hackers. In a press release on Tuesday, Wyden announced the Secure American Communications Act. The bill would order the Federal… Continua a leggere US Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies in wake of Chinese hacks

Cohesity completes its merger with Veritas; here’s how they’ll integrate

Data protection startup Cohesity completed its merger with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, creating one entity with 12,000 customers that is valued at $7 billion. The deal was originally announced in February 2024. Cohesity valued Carlyle-owned Veritas’ data protection business at $3 billion at the time, according to CRN reporting. Cohesity declined to comment on… Continua a leggere Cohesity completes its merger with Veritas; here’s how they’ll integrate

Ukraine says Russian hackers are targeting country’s defense contractors

Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said in a report published over the weekend that a hacking group has been targeting the country’s defense and military companies with phishing attacks. The CERT identified the hacking group as UAC-0185 — also known as UNC4221 — without saying who was behind the group. Earlier this year, however,… Continua a leggere Ukraine says Russian hackers are targeting country’s defense contractors

US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during cybersecurity incident

Artivion, a medical device company that manufactures implantable tissues for cardiac and vascular transplant applications, says its services have been “disrupted” due to a cybersecurity incident. In an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “acquisition and encryption” of data… Continua a leggere US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during cybersecurity incident

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