Just call me dumb. For the last couple of years the feds have been claiming that Chinese equipment manufacturers like Huawei pose a national security risk to the United States. I really didn’t understand this since all the data transmitted over the cellular network is encrypted, so what is the problem. First, in theory, after […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Russia Cyber Attacks Lithuania After Gov Refuses to Let Russian Coal, Steel Trains Through Apparently Russia couldn’t figure out a way to do any real damage, so they launched a denial of service attack against a bunch of Lithuanian web sites.. This includes the state tax inspector, migration department and secure national data network. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Ransomware hackers are like the smash and grab style of burglar. They don’t care who knows that they are here or what they are doing. Their techniques become quickly known and have to continuously evolve. They sometimes make a quick payday. Option two is a stealthy hacker who attempts to sneak in undetected, remain inside […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Yet Another Russian Military “Asset” Catches Fire Russian jet engine design hub Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute which is outside Moscow, did a “halt and catch fire” due to a fire at the electrical substation which powered the former design center. Score one for Ukraine, according to Russia. Russia claims it is the world’s largest scientific research […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Chinese Sponsored OPERATION CUCKOOBEES Active for Many Years Researchers with cybersecurity firm Cybereason briefed the FBI and Justice Department as early as 2019 about Operation CuckooBees, an alleged espionage effort by Chinese state-sponsored hackers (named Winnti or APT41) to steal proprietary information from dozens of global defense, energy, biotech, aerospace and pharmaceutical companies. The companies […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
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