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FBI places bounty on Salt Typhoon,  million for info on infamous Chinese hacking group
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FBI places bounty on Salt Typhoon, $10 million for info on infamous Chinese hacking group

FBI is asking the public for help identifying Salt Typhoon It says relevant information could result in a bounty of up to $10...

Salt Typhoon hackers used this clever technique to attack US networks
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Salt Typhoon hackers used this clever technique to attack US networks

Cisco reveals Salt Typhoon used CVE-2018-0171 to breach target networks It needed login credentials, first The attackers are highly sophisticated and well-funded, Cisco...

Salt Typhoon strikes again – more US ISPs, universities and telecoms networks hit by Chinese hackers
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Salt Typhoon strikes again – more US ISPs, universities and telecoms networks hit by Chinese hackers

Security researchers from Recorded Future observe new Salt Typhoon activity The threat actor is still going after ISPs and universities in the west...

One of the biggest flaws exploited by Salt Typhoon hackers has had a patch available for years
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One of the biggest flaws exploited by Salt Typhoon hackers has had a patch available for years

A security vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange servers remains largely unpatched A fix was issued four years ago, but some users clearly didn’t update...

‘You’re fired’ – Salt Typhoon investigative body gets the axe in US government cuts
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‘You’re fired’ – Salt Typhoon investigative body gets the axe in US government cuts

The board responsible for investigating recent Salt Typhoon cyberattacks has reportedly been fired All DHS advisory boards cut to “improve efficiency” Advisory board...

Chinese cybersecurity firm sanctioned by US Treasury over alleged links to Salt Typhoon hackers
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Chinese cybersecurity firm sanctioned by US Treasury over alleged links to Salt Typhoon hackers

A Chinese cybersecurity firm has been sanctioned by the US Treasury The firm allegedly has ties to hacking group Salt Typhoon Salt Typhoon...

AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D stock shortage on Intel’s ‘horrible’ Arrow Lake launch, rubbing salt in Team Blue’s CPU wounds
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AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D stock shortage on Intel’s ‘horrible’ Arrow Lake launch, rubbing salt in Team Blue’s CPU wounds

AMD’s Frank Azor has fired shots at Intel’s Arrow Lake desktop CPUs He called the Core Ultra 200S CPUs ‘horrible’ and said this...

US Air Force chooses Verizon for network upgrades, despite Salt Typhoon intrusions
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US Air Force chooses Verizon for network upgrades, despite Salt Typhoon intrusions

Verizon has secured a major US Air Force contract, despite recent security issues The contract will see Verizon delivering 5G network upgrades to...

Salt Typhoon attacks may have hit more US firms than previously thought
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Salt Typhoon attacks may have hit more US firms than previously thought

More victims of Salt Typhoon attack unveiled by WSJ The extent of the damage caused by the attack is still unknown Some telecoms...