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This is your Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch podcast.
Hey listeners, Ting here with Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch. Straight to the chaos—over the past week, Chinese hackers have been flexing like it's their personal playground, and US security's feeling the burn.
Kicking off with Brickstorm malware, as detailed in the joint CISA, NSA, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisory from December. These Beijing-backed creeps deployed it against VMware vSphere setups in US government and IT outfits, slipping in backdoors for long-term sabotage. Google's Threat Intelligence Group caught them pivoting to legal services, software providers, and outsourcers back in September, stealing creds and hunting zero-days. Attribution? Solid IOCs from eight samples, plus China's playbook of embedding for disruption—echoes Volt Typhoon's grid lurking from 2023. Targeted industries: telecoms heavy, with global telcos in the crosshairs per Straits Times reports.
Fast-forward to this week: The Telegraph dropped a bombshell that Chinese operatives hacked Downing Street senior officials' mobiles for years—spy central in London, pulling US intel via Five Eyes ties. Tactical gem? Voice phishing kits hitting Okta, Google, and Microsoft SSOs, claimed by ShinyHunters but with Beijing fingerprints via Sophos-tracked domains. And TXOne Networks flagged CVE-2026-24061 exploits in GNU Inetutils Telnet starting January 22—three waves from probes to root shells, weaponizing old-school telnet for US-facing servers.
New methodologies? Split-reality malware tricks, like Stuxnet's fake sensor feeds or Industroyer’s circuit-flapping, now in Brickstorm's browser-piggybacking on industrial web apps. Strategic play: Pre-positioning for blackouts or comms kills during Taiwan flare-ups, per CISA's Madhu Gottumukkala.
International responses? TikTok's US joint venture seals the deal, per ITIF's five takeaways—ByteDance divests under PAFACAA, nuking CCP data grabs via China's Cybersecurity Law. Texas Governor Greg Abbott just updated the prohibited tech list, banning more China-linked gear. UK's fuming over No. 10 hacks; expect louder G7 calls.
Tactical fixes: Patch VMware now, Broadcom-style; kill telnet access; MFA with voice-proofing. Strategic? Mirror China's JV forced on foreigners—reciprocity or bust. Push AI acceleration to outpace Beijing's diffusion model, as FPRI warns, and nag Trump on New START extensions to curb nuke-cyber escalations.
Witty aside: Beijing's hackers are like that ex who won't delete your number—persistent, sneaky, and always phoning at 3 AM. Stay vigilant, folks.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Hey listeners, Ting here with Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch. Straight to the chaos—over the past week, Chinese hackers have been flexing like it's their personal playground, and US security's feeling the burn.
Kicking off with Brickstorm malware, as detailed in the joint CISA, NSA, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisory from December. These Beijing-backed creeps deployed it against VMware vSphere setups in US government and IT outfits, slipping in backdoors for long-term sabotage. Google's Threat Intelligence Group caught them pivoting to legal services, software providers, and outsourcers back in September, stealing creds and hunting zero-days. Attribution? Solid IOCs from eight samples, plus China's playbook of embedding for disruption—echoes Volt Typhoon's grid lurking from 2023. Targeted industries: telecoms heavy, with global telcos in the crosshairs per Straits Times reports.
Fast-forward to this week: The Telegraph dropped a bombshell that Chinese operatives hacked Downing Street senior officials' mobiles for years—spy central in London, pulling US intel via Five Eyes ties. Tactical gem? Voice phishing kits hitting Okta, Google, and Microsoft SSOs, claimed by ShinyHunters but with Beijing fingerprints via Sophos-tracked domains. And TXOne Networks flagged CVE-2026-24061 exploits in GNU Inetutils Telnet starting January 22—three waves from probes to root shells, weaponizing old-school telnet for US-facing servers.
New methodologies? Split-reality malware tricks, like Stuxnet's fake sensor feeds or Industroyer’s circuit-flapping, now in Brickstorm's browser-piggybacking on industrial web apps. Strategic play: Pre-positioning for blackouts or comms kills during Taiwan flare-ups, per CISA's Madhu Gottumukkala.
International responses? TikTok's US joint venture seals the deal, per ITIF's five takeaways—ByteDance divests under PAFACAA, nuking CCP data grabs via China's Cybersecurity Law. Texas Governor Greg Abbott just updated the prohibited tech list, banning more China-linked gear. UK's fuming over No. 10 hacks; expect louder G7 calls.
Tactical fixes: Patch VMware now, Broadcom-style; kill telnet access; MFA with voice-proofing. Strategic? Mirror China's JV forced on foreigners—reciprocity or bust. Push AI acceleration to outpace Beijing's diffusion model, as FPRI warns, and nag Trump on New START extensions to curb nuke-cyber escalations.
Witty aside: Beijing's hackers are like that ex who won't delete your number—persistent, sneaky, and always phoning at 3 AM. Stay vigilant, folks.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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By Inception Point AiThis is your Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch podcast.
Hey listeners, Ting here with Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch. Straight to the chaos—over the past week, Chinese hackers have been flexing like it's their personal playground, and US security's feeling the burn.
Kicking off with Brickstorm malware, as detailed in the joint CISA, NSA, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisory from December. These Beijing-backed creeps deployed it against VMware vSphere setups in US government and IT outfits, slipping in backdoors for long-term sabotage. Google's Threat Intelligence Group caught them pivoting to legal services, software providers, and outsourcers back in September, stealing creds and hunting zero-days. Attribution? Solid IOCs from eight samples, plus China's playbook of embedding for disruption—echoes Volt Typhoon's grid lurking from 2023. Targeted industries: telecoms heavy, with global telcos in the crosshairs per Straits Times reports.
Fast-forward to this week: The Telegraph dropped a bombshell that Chinese operatives hacked Downing Street senior officials' mobiles for years—spy central in London, pulling US intel via Five Eyes ties. Tactical gem? Voice phishing kits hitting Okta, Google, and Microsoft SSOs, claimed by ShinyHunters but with Beijing fingerprints via Sophos-tracked domains. And TXOne Networks flagged CVE-2026-24061 exploits in GNU Inetutils Telnet starting January 22—three waves from probes to root shells, weaponizing old-school telnet for US-facing servers.
New methodologies? Split-reality malware tricks, like Stuxnet's fake sensor feeds or Industroyer’s circuit-flapping, now in Brickstorm's browser-piggybacking on industrial web apps. Strategic play: Pre-positioning for blackouts or comms kills during Taiwan flare-ups, per CISA's Madhu Gottumukkala.
International responses? TikTok's US joint venture seals the deal, per ITIF's five takeaways—ByteDance divests under PAFACAA, nuking CCP data grabs via China's Cybersecurity Law. Texas Governor Greg Abbott just updated the prohibited tech list, banning more China-linked gear. UK's fuming over No. 10 hacks; expect louder G7 calls.
Tactical fixes: Patch VMware now, Broadcom-style; kill telnet access; MFA with voice-proofing. Strategic? Mirror China's JV forced on foreigners—reciprocity or bust. Push AI acceleration to outpace Beijing's diffusion model, as FPRI warns, and nag Trump on New START extensions to curb nuke-cyber escalations.
Witty aside: Beijing's hackers are like that ex who won't delete your number—persistent, sneaky, and always phoning at 3 AM. Stay vigilant, folks.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Hey listeners, Ting here with Cyber Sentinel: Beijing Watch. Straight to the chaos—over the past week, Chinese hackers have been flexing like it's their personal playground, and US security's feeling the burn.
Kicking off with Brickstorm malware, as detailed in the joint CISA, NSA, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisory from December. These Beijing-backed creeps deployed it against VMware vSphere setups in US government and IT outfits, slipping in backdoors for long-term sabotage. Google's Threat Intelligence Group caught them pivoting to legal services, software providers, and outsourcers back in September, stealing creds and hunting zero-days. Attribution? Solid IOCs from eight samples, plus China's playbook of embedding for disruption—echoes Volt Typhoon's grid lurking from 2023. Targeted industries: telecoms heavy, with global telcos in the crosshairs per Straits Times reports.
Fast-forward to this week: The Telegraph dropped a bombshell that Chinese operatives hacked Downing Street senior officials' mobiles for years—spy central in London, pulling US intel via Five Eyes ties. Tactical gem? Voice phishing kits hitting Okta, Google, and Microsoft SSOs, claimed by ShinyHunters but with Beijing fingerprints via Sophos-tracked domains. And TXOne Networks flagged CVE-2026-24061 exploits in GNU Inetutils Telnet starting January 22—three waves from probes to root shells, weaponizing old-school telnet for US-facing servers.
New methodologies? Split-reality malware tricks, like Stuxnet's fake sensor feeds or Industroyer’s circuit-flapping, now in Brickstorm's browser-piggybacking on industrial web apps. Strategic play: Pre-positioning for blackouts or comms kills during Taiwan flare-ups, per CISA's Madhu Gottumukkala.
International responses? TikTok's US joint venture seals the deal, per ITIF's five takeaways—ByteDance divests under PAFACAA, nuking CCP data grabs via China's Cybersecurity Law. Texas Governor Greg Abbott just updated the prohibited tech list, banning more China-linked gear. UK's fuming over No. 10 hacks; expect louder G7 calls.
Tactical fixes: Patch VMware now, Broadcom-style; kill telnet access; MFA with voice-proofing. Strategic? Mirror China's JV forced on foreigners—reciprocity or bust. Push AI acceleration to outpace Beijing's diffusion model, as FPRI warns, and nag Trump on New START extensions to curb nuke-cyber escalations.
Witty aside: Beijing's hackers are like that ex who won't delete your number—persistent, sneaky, and always phoning at 3 AM. Stay vigilant, folks.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI