Cisco Raises Alarm for ‘ArcaneDoor’ Zero-Days Hitting ASA Firewall Platforms

Cisco warns that nation state-backed hackers are exploiting at least two zero-day vulnerabilities in its ASA firewall platforms to plant malware on telecommunications and energy sector networks.
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Microsoft’s Security Chickens Have Come Home to Roost

News analysis:  SecurityWeek editor-at-large Ryan Naraine reads the CSRB report on China’s audacious Microsoft’s Exchange Online hack and isn’t at all surprised by the findings.
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UK, New Zealand Accuse China of Cyberattacks on Government Entities

Australia and New Zealand support the UK in condemning Chinese hackers for targeting UK institutions and parliamentarians.
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US Treasury Slaps Sanctions on China-Linked APT31 Hackers

The US Treasury Department sanctions a pair of Chinese hackers linked to “malicious cyber operations targeting US critical infrastructure sectors.”
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Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon

Government agencies in the Five Eyes countries warn critical infrastructure entities of Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon.
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Chinese Spies Exploited VMware vCenter Server Vulnerability Since 2021

CVE-2023-34048, a vCenter Server vulnerability patched in October 2023, had been exploited as zero-day for a year and a half.
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China-Linked Volt Typhoon Hackers Possibly Targeting Australian, UK Governments

Chinese APT Volt Typhoon appears engaged in new attacks against government entities in the US, UK, and Australia.
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‘Earth Estries’ Cyberespionage Group Targets Government, Tech Sectors

Earth Estries, a cyberspy group possibly linked to China, has targeted governments and tech firms in the US, Germany, South Africa and Asia. 
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