White House proposes rule to ban Chinese, Russian parts for networked vehicles

The ban for hardware and software could happen within three to seven years.

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Mandiant Offers Clues to Spotting and Stopping North Korean Fake IT Workers

Mandiant shines the spotlight on the growing infiltration of US and Western companies by North Korean fake IT workers.
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Microsoft’s security culture reboot includes cyber governance council, all-staff trainings

The tech giant launched its Secure Future Initiative after a string of major security breakdowns.

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Ban Sought for Chinese, Russian Software and Hardware Used in Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

In extreme situations, a foreign adversary could shut down or take simultaneous control of multiple vehicles operating in the United States, causing crashes and blocking roads.
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Glowing crystal-powered nuclear battery boasts 8,000x efficiency boost

When you picture a sci-fi energy source, glowing green crystals are right up there. Scientists in China have now demonstrated just that, in the form of a “micronuclear battery” that can provide continuous low levels of power for decades.Continue Readin… Continue reading Glowing crystal-powered nuclear battery boasts 8,000x efficiency boost

FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet

The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers:

The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras, digital video recorders, and NAS drives. Those devices were used to help infiltrate sensitive networks related to universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, and media organizations…. The botnet was launched in mid-2021, according to the FBI, and infected roughly 260,000 devices as of June 2024.

The operation to dismantle the botnet was coordinated by the FBI, the NSA, and the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), according to a press release dated …

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed on Wednesday. “We executed court-authorized operati… Continue reading FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon

The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices.
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