CHINA HACKING MICROSOFT
Chinese hackers step up attacks on Taiwanese organisations: cybersecurity firm
A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, RedJuliett, has intensified its targeting of Taiwanese organisations, including government, education, technology, and diplomacy sectors, ahead of Taiwan's presidential elections in January. The cyberattacks were observed between November 2023 and April 2024. RedJuliett accessed servers via vulnerabilities in SoftEther enterprise VPN software. Recorded Future suggests that Chinese intelligence services in Fuzhou are likely behind the attacks to gather intelligence on Taiwan.
Explainer: What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?
Biden administration takes steps to safeguard U.S. AI from China and Russia by regulating advanced models. Concerns arise over deepfakes, misinformation, biological and cyber weapons, with potential threats from hacking groups and foreign governments.
'We aren't going anywhere': TikTok to fight US ban law in courts
TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the Chinese government. Americans must think of TikTok's "power, access, capability, control" as being in the hands of the Chinese government and intelligence service, Wray said.
US cyber agency says Russian hackers used Microsoft access to steal government emails
Russian hackers breach Microsoft's email system, exploiting authentication details. Emergency directive warns of government and customer system infiltration. Cyber Safety Review Board reports preventable China hack.
Xi Jinping at it again: Did China develop an 'Enigma' machine to penetrate US Govt officials' accounts?
According to recent reports, cybersecurity experts are still contemplating the breach into the accounts of UK and US government officials and have raised suspicions about a Chinese attempt at cyber breaching.
Review board to issue report detailing Microsoft's lapses in China hack: report
The intrusion, which ransacked the Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes of 22 organizations and more than 500 individuals around the world, was "preventable" and "should never have occurred", the Washington Post said, citing the report.
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Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was 'preventable'
The board said in its report that it identified a series of decisions taken by Microsoft that had decreased enterprise security, risk management and trust from the customers to protect their data and operations.
Britain says China hacked electoral watchdog, targeted lawmaker emails
In response to the attempted hack in 2021 of emails belonging to British politicians "prominent in calling out the malign activity of China", Britain imposed sanctions on two people and one company linked to state-backed Chinese hacking group APT31, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools
Microsoft said in its report it had tracked hacking groups affiliated with Russian military intelligence, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and the Chinese and North Korean governments as they tried to perfect their hacking campaigns using large language models.
Microsoft says US rivals are beginning to use generative AI in offensive cyber operations
In a blog post, the Redmond, Washington, company said the techniques were "early-stage" and neither "particularly novel or unique" but that it was important to expose them publicly as U.S. rivals leverage large-language models to expand their ability to breach networks and conduct influence operations.
US disrupts Chinese hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure
The US and its key allies disclosed the Chinese campaign, dubbed Volt Typhoon, in May 2023 when analysts at Microsoft found it had targeted everything from US telecommunication networks to transportation hubs.
Australia says cybercrime surging, state-sponsored groups targeting critical infrastructure
Reports of cybercrime surged 23% to more than 94,000 in the financial year to June, the Australian Cyber Security Centre said in its annual threat report on Wednesday.
Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach, Senate staffer says
Chinese hackers have stolen tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, according to a Senate staffer who attended a briefing by State Department IT officials. The hackers, who breached Microsoft's email platform, targeted 10 State Department accounts and stole 60,000 emails.
Iranian hackers target defence, satellite firms to gather secrets: Microsoft
The heavy sanctions imposed by the US on Iran have limited their access to military hardware and discouraged Western companies from sending medical supplies to the country. As a result, Iran has been compelled to look for trade secrets held by foreign firms, reports CNN.
China-based 'Flax Typhoon' hackers targeting Taiwan govt: Microsoft
Microsoft said Thursday that Flax Typhoon, "a nation-state actor based out of China", has since mid-2021 mainly "targeted government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan".
US Congressman says Chinese spies hacked his emails
Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with both personal and campaign messages compromised. Bacon was told that the Chinese Communist Party had access to his accounts for about a month ending on June 16, he said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
U.S. hunts Chinese malware that could disrupt military operations
The Biden administration is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world, according to U.S. military, intelligence and national security officials.
Beware! These Chinese hackers can hack emails, bank accounts, government data and corporate financial data
Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity experts have attributed digital intrusion campaigns worldwide to Chinese hacking teams. Targets include government, military, corporations, and media groups.
From Storm-0558 to APT 41, meet some of China's recently identified hacking groups
China's authorities have consistently denied any form of state-sponsored hacking, saying China itself is a frequent target of cyberattacks. Beijing has called the US "the empire of hacking."
Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails: report
Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, was also hacked in the wider spying operation disclosed earlier this month by Microsoft, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Chinese hackers breach emails of US Commerce Secretary Raimondo, State Department officials
Chinese hackers targeted the email accounts of US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and State Department officials ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing in June, according to US officials. Initial investigations indicate that the hackers - potentially part of the Chinese military or intelligence services - did not obtain any sensitive material.
Chinese hackers breached US commerce chief's emails; Antony Blinken warns Chinese counterpart
On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that a stealthy Chinese hacking operation had exploited a secret flaw in a piece of the company's authentication software in order to covertly break into email accounts belonging to 25 unnamed organisations.
No reason to doubt Microsoft's attribution of hack to China hackers: US State Department
In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft said a China-based hacking group has breached email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe.
China-based hackers breached Western European government email accounts, Microsoft says
The group gained access to email accounts affecting about 25 organisations including government agencies and to accounts of individuals linked to these organisations, and had gone undetected for about a month until customers complained to Microsoft about abnormal mail activity.
China calls hacking report ''far-fetched'' and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry
China's foreign ministry spokesperson repeated accusations that Washington carries out hacking attacks and complained the cybersecurity industry rarely reports on them.
What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group?
Nearly every country in the world uses hackers to gather intelligence. Major powers like the US and Russia have large stables of such groups - many of which have been given colourful nicknames by cybersecurity experts, like “Equation Group” or “Fancy Bear.”
Volt Typhoon and other Chinese groups accused of hacking Microsoft, US
Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from government and military organisations to corporations and media groups
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks
Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said.
Spies for Hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurship
Sponsored but not necessarily micromanaged by Beijing, this new breed of hacker attacks government targets and private companies alike, mixing traditional espionage with outright fraud and other crimes for profit.
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