SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence sharing is flowing between the private sector and federal government and remains unimpeded thus far by job losses and budget cuts across federal agencies that support the cyber mission, according to executives at major security firms. Top brass at Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks said there’s been no…
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Chinese law enforcement places NSA operatives on wanted list over alleged cyberattacks
China stepped up its allegations of U.S. cyberattacks Tuesday, with local law enforcement saying they were investigating three National Security Agency operatives they had placed on a wanted list and a national official condemning the alleged attacks. State media outlet Xinhau advanced the claims in two stories, one detailing a hacking campaign during the Asian…
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BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns
Two spyware variants are targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan groups and individuals, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre warned in a joint alert Wednesday with Western allies. Cybersecurity researchers have previously linked the BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE spyware to the Chinese government. The variants mentioned in Wednesday’s alert trojanize apps that are of interest to the…
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Privacy fights over expiring surveillance law loom after House hearing
Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee say privacy protections under a bill Congress passed to re-up a major surveillance law aren’t strong enough, and are gearing up for additional changes for when the legislation is set to expire next year. Legislative battles over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) — under which…
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International intelligence agencies raise the alarm on fast flux
International intelligence and cybersecurity agencies jointly issued a warning Thursday about “fast flux,” an advanced technique used by cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors to evade detection and maintain resilient command and control infrastructure. Fast flux involves rapidly changing or swapping out IP addresses linked to a particular domain. These quick changes render malicious activity nearly invisible…
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Former NSA, Cyber Command chief Paul Nakasone says U.S. falling behind its enemies in cyberspace
The United States is falling “increasingly behind” its adversaries in cyberspace, a former Cyber Command and National Security Agency boss said Saturday. Speaking at the DistrictCon cybersecurity conference in Washington, D.C., retired Gen. Paul Nakasone said that “our adversaries are continuing to be able to broaden the spectrum of what they’re able to do to…
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Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea
In recent months, incoming Trump administration national security adviser Mike Waltz and some lawmakers have suggested that in response to Chinese cyber breaches, the United States needs to prioritize taking more aggressive offensive actions in cyberspace rather than emphasizing defense. It’s been said before. And it’s easier said than done. Experts that spoke with reporters…
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Chinese cyber center points finger at U.S. over alleged cyberattacks to steal trade secrets
China’s national cyber incident response center accused the U.S. government of launching cyberattacks against two Chinese tech companies in a bid to steal trade secrets. In a notice Wednesday, the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT) said a suspected U.S. intelligence agency was behind the attacks, and that CNCERT had…