Salt Typhoon gained initial access to telecoms through Cisco devices
The Chinese nation-state threat group primarily gained access to Cisco devices with legitimate login credentials, according to Cisco Talos.
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FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection
Cynthia Kaiser, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI
Russia-aligned threat groups dupe Ukrainian targets via Signal
Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts.
Energy CISO: Agencies can’t implement zero trust alone
Federal IT and cybersecurity officials said companies who sell zero trust technologies to the government must do more to make them interoperable.
Salt Typhoon telecom breach remarkable for its ‘indiscriminate’ targeting, FBI official says
Speaking at a conference presented by CyberScoop, Cynthia Kaiser said the impact of the breach could last forever.
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Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024
The most consequential cyberattacks observed by Darktrace last year were linked to software defects in firewalls and perimeter network technologies.
Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts
Suspected Russian nation-state threat groups have duped multiple victims into granting potentially persistent access to networks via authentication requests and valid tokens.
Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns-Koven on the drop in ransomware payments
Jackie Burns-Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis
Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers
The Chinese nation-state threat group intruded five additional telecom networks between December and January, including two unnamed providers in the U.S., Recorded Future researchers said.
CyberArk acquires Zilla Security in $175 million deal
The acquisition occurs during a period of strong financial performance for CyberArk.
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