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Chinese Hackers Expose State Department’s Vulnerability

TDS Team / September 28, 2023

Chinese hackers successfully breached Microsoft’s email platform, compromising 60,000 emails from the U.S. State Department. Moreover, these Chinese hackers, who managed to breach Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) email platform this year, reportedly seized tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts. This information was provided by a Senate staffer to Reuters on Wednesday. The staffer, […]

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Massive Cybersecurity Breach: Suspected Chinese Hackers Target Japan’s Defense Networks

TDS Team / August 29, 2023

Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) discloses potential compromise of personal data linked to email exchanges. Reportedly, suspected Chinese hackers breached Japan’s cybersecurity agency and accessed sensitive data for nine months before discovery. In August, Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) revealed a potential compromise

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Pentagon’s Response to Cyber Crisis: Intelligence Sharing with Japan

TDS Team / August 9, 2023

Explore the alarming breach where China infiltrated Japan’s defense networks, uncovering the strategic response, the collaborative efforts between the U.S. and Japan, and the mounting apprehensions surrounding escalating cyber threats. This comprehensive coverage delves into the intricacies of the breach and its implications for international security. Despite a U.S. news report, the Pentagon shared intelligence

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Rising Threat: Hackers Employ Linux Malware for Espionage

TDS Team / April 27, 2023

Hackers are currently employing new Linux malware variants for their cyberespionage attacks. These variants include a fresh PingPull version and an unrecorded backdoor that has been named “Sword2033.” Last summer, Unit 42 identified PingPull as a RAT (remote access trojan) used in espionage attacks by Gallium, a Chinese state-sponsored group also known as Alloy Taurus.

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