Chinese-linked hackers deployed the most zero-day vulnerabilities in 2022, researchers say
The overall number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in the wild last year declined compared to numbers in 2021.
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US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s
China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations.
Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech
The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok.
‘Pig butchering’ scams on the rise, luring victims with promises of relationships and riches
These types of scams that seek to dupe unsuspecting targets can leave victims financially and emotionally devastated.
Inside TikTok’s proposal to address US national security concerns
TikTok has presented a detailed proposal to a secretive federal panel that will decide its future in the U.S. that relies extensively on the American tech giant…
Chinese influence operations may lack critical element: influence
A Chinese influence operation has hundreds of thousands of accounts and almost zero influence, a new report claims.
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Inside ShmooCon 2023: The wacky, the weird and, of course, the cybers
The hackerfest ShmooCon draws an eclectic mix from the infosec community. CyberScoop broke down five takeaways in case you missed out.
Foreign disinformation efforts to interfere in US midterms mostly fizzle, but remain concerning, researchers say
Crude and trollish, the efforts nevertheless show continued willingness of nation-states to meddle in U.S. elections.
NSA says Chinese hackers are actively attacking flaw in widely used networking device
A severe flaw in a Citrix device allowed hackers believed to be part of the group known as APT5 to carry out remote code execution.
FCC faces long road in stripping Chinese tech from US telecom networks
Gear from Chinese companies is ubiquitous on U.S. networks even after order clamping down on firms like Huawei and ZTE.