US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for 2020 Ransomware Attack
The U.S. has sanctioned Sichuan Silence, a Chinese cybersecurity firm involved in ransomware attacks targeting critical ...
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U.S. Hits Chinese Cyber Firm for Critical Infrastructure Attack
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Sichuan Silence, and its employee, Guan Tianfeng, for their ...
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U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls
Chinese hacker charged for exploiting Sophos firewalls via CVE-2020-12271; U.S. sanctions cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence.
US Sanctions Member of China's Cyber Hacker Army
Guan Tianfeng represented his employer, a state contractor, in hacking competitions, which analysts fear strengthen China's ...
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Chinese Hacker Sanctioned by US Government for Severe Critical Infrastructure Breach
The US government has indicted a Chinese hacker and sanctioned the cybersecurity firm he worked for, following a cyber ...
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US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Chinese Hacker Responsible for 2020 Firewall Hacks
The US is offering $10 million for information pinpointing a Chinese national for his role in a global hack of firewalls ...
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$10 Million Reward Announced for Chinese Hacker Behind Global Firewall Attacks
The US offers a $10M reward for Chinese hacker Guan Tianfeng, accused of global firewall attacks and targeting critical ...
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Man from China indicted in Indiana for hacking into firewall to steal data
Man from China indicted in Indiana for breaking firewalls to steal information from malware-infected computers. The attack targeted 81,000 firewall devices worldwide.
China-based hacker accused of deploying malware to exploit global firewall devices
The malware's impact was mitigated when Sophos quickly identified the breach and deployed fixes within two days. However, the conspirators attempted to modify their malware to deploy ransomware ...
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches One Actively Exploited Vulnerability, Among Others
December brought a relatively mild Patch Tuesday, with one vulnerability having been actively exploited. Of all 70 vulnerabilities fixed, 16 were classified as critical.
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