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Global agencies warn of PRC's APT40 cyber threats targeting Australian, international networks

Global agencies warn of PRC’s APT40 cyber threats targeting Australian, international networks

Transnational cybersecurity agencies release an advisory outlining a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber group and their current threat to Australian networks. The advisory assesses that the group conducts malicious cyber operations for the PRC Ministry of State Security…

China-linked Daxin espionage tool attack governments, other critical infrastructure installations

China-linked Daxin espionage tool attack governments, other critical infrastructure installations

A highly-sophisticated espionage tool named Daxin is being used by China-linked hackers against select governments and other critical infrastructure targets, according to research released by the Symantec Threat Hunter team on Monday. Affected targets of Daxin deployments have included government…

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FBI, CISA disclose spearphishing activity targeting US oil and natural gas pipeline companies

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency disclosed spearphishing activity and intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Chinese hackers, targeting U.S. oil and natural gas (ONG) pipeline companies. In April 2012, CISA received reports about targeted…

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US security agencies again warn of Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage attacks

U.S. security agencies have once again come together to release a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing various Chinese state-sponsored cyber techniques used to target U.S. and allied networks. The administration has detailed information on an alleged Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)…