Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert

This is your Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert podcast.Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.Just yesterday, the Biden administration took a significant step against China, retaliating for the sweeping hack of U.S. telecommunications companies earlier this year. The Commerce Department issued a notice to China Telecom Americas, alleging that its presence in

This is your Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert podcast.Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right into the latest updates from the past seven days.First off, a significant U.S. organization with a substantial presence in China was targeted by a China-based threat actor earlier this year. According to Symantec researchers, the attack, which began in April 2024 and continued until August 2024, involved lateral movement across

This is your Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert podcast.Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right into the latest threats and defensive measures from the past 7 days.First off, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited, and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in the April 2020 compromise of tens of thousands

This is your Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert podcast.Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.First off, a large U.S. organization with a significant presence in China was targeted by hackers earlier this year. According to Symantec researchers, this attack was likely carried out by a China-based threat actor, given the tools used were previously