August 27, 2024 at 10:06PM Chinese companies are planning to launch multiple satellite constellations for broadband services, potentially extending their content censorship system beyond their borders. The system could be used to monitor, block, and filter content, impacting information flow and imposing state control on a global scale. This presents security and diplomatic concerns, but … Read more
April 30, 2024 at 01:33PM A new threat actor called Muddling Meerkat, linked to the Chinese government, has been scanning DNS networks for years, manipulating DNS mail server records using fake responses. It can control the Great Firewall of China and may be preparing for cyberattacks. Admins are advised to eliminate open resolvers and use … Read more
April 29, 2024 at 11:52AM Renée Burton, VP of threat research at Infoblox, uncovered Muddling Meerkat, a China-linked threat group evading the Great Firewall using open DNS resolvers and mail records. Their covert DNS traffic, possibly for reconnaissance or DNS denial-of-service attacks, demonstrates expertise in bypassing China’s Internet censorship. Infoblox and partners are investigating this … Read more