November 13, 2024 at 07:21AM Security researchers report that China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged, utilizing the same core infrastructure and techniques as before. This development highlights ongoing cybersecurity threats linked to the botnet’s resurgence. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Botnet Activity**: The botnet associated with China’s Volt Typhoon has recently resurfaced. 2. **Techniques and Infrastructure**: It … Read more
November 12, 2024 at 08:01PM China’s Volt Typhoon cyber group has resurfaced, compromising outdated Cisco and Netgear routers to target critical U.S. infrastructure, sparking cyberattacks. Despite previous claims of dismantling the botnet, researchers report increased sophistication, with breaches extending to Singapore Telecommunications. The resurgence highlights rising Chinese cyber espionage threats globally. ### Meeting Takeaways on … Read more
November 12, 2024 at 10:55AM Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, is rebuilding its KV-Botnet after earlier disruptions. Targeting outdated Cisco and Netgear routers, they have compromised roughly 30% of exposed devices. Researchers recommend replacing old routers and enhancing security measures to mitigate this persistent threat. ### Meeting Notes Takeaways: 1. **Volt Typhoon Resurgence**: … Read more
November 5, 2024 at 09:37PM Chinese government-backed hackers, Volt Typhoon, breached Singapore Telecommunications in June, marking a test for future attacks on U.S. telecoms. This is part of broader cyber intrusions targeting critical infrastructure globally, with another group, Salt Typhoon, also reportedly compromising U.S. telecoms. China denies these accusations. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Volt Typhoon Cyber … Read more
October 15, 2024 at 04:54AM China’s CVERC claims the Volt Typhoon cyber threat is a U.S. fabrication, alleging U.S. cyber espionage against multiple countries. They assert there’s strong evidence of U.S. false flag operations and misuse of technology to mislead investigations. The report calls for international collaboration on cybersecurity and counter-threat technology. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. … Read more
October 14, 2024 at 09:22PM China’s authorities have released a document alleging that the Volt Typhoon threat actor is a US invention, contesting earlier claims of Chinese involvement. The document reiterates previous points, citing a lack of evidence from US officials. It advocates for international cybersecurity collaboration while critiquing US surveillance practices. ### Meeting Notes … Read more
September 6, 2024 at 10:05AM Summary: Protecting critical infrastructure from state-sponsored cyber threats, such as Volt Typhoon, is crucial for public safety and national security. Transparency, information sharing, and strong partnerships between public and private sectors are essential for combating these threats. Utilizing software bills of materials and observability can help enhance cybersecurity efforts and … Read more
August 28, 2024 at 05:13AM China’s Volt Typhoon group has been exploiting a zero-day bug in Versa Networks’ Director Servers to harvest credentials for future attacks. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-39717, affects pre-22.1.4 versions and allows unauthorized access via management ports, prompting CISA to issue mitigation directives. Lumen researchers state the exploitation is likely ongoing … Read more
August 27, 2024 at 01:38PM China’s Volt Typhoon exploited a critical bug affecting Versa’s SD-WAN customers using Versa Director, planting custom web shells to harvest credentials on networks. Lumen Technologies linked this to the new malware, VersaMem. Versa has issued a patch and recommends customers to upgrade, but the vulnerability was already exploited, attributed to … Read more
August 27, 2024 at 10:33AM Volt Typhoon, a China-based cyber espionage group, has been linked with exploiting a high-severity security flaw in Versa Director. The attacks targeted U.S. and non-U.S. victims in ISP, MSP, and IT sectors. The flaw allows malicious file uploads, potentially leading to large-scale supply chain attacks. Recommendations include security mitigations and … Read more