This is your China Hack Report: Daily US Tech Defense podcast.

Hey listeners, Ting here with your daily download on the wild, weird, and ever-escalating state of China-linked cyber shenanigans—the “China Hack Report: Daily US Tech Defense.” Let’s skip the hand-wringing and get straight into the actual hacks making security folks across Washington reach for the Maalox.

The last 24 hours? Absolute storm. Leading the charge, Chinese state-affiliated hackers masqueraded as Representative John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on China. These attackers fired off phishing emails to everyone from U.S. agencies to law firms and even foreign governments, dangling attachments that, if opened, installed malware to scoop up sensitive data on U.S.-China trade policy—just as major tariff talks hit peak tension. According to the House Committee and coverage from The Hacker News, this is classic APT41: laser-focused espionage, long-term access, and some truly Olympic-level cloud and software obfuscation techniques. What’s at stake? Potential manipulation of U.S. trade negotiation strategy, and, as Moolenaar himself put it, another crystal-clear example of China’s offensive cyber playbook in action.

But wait, there's more: over at CISA, the coffee pots are running overtime thanks to Salt Typhoon—a state-sponsored hacking shop tied to China’s Ministry of State Security. Their latest exploits? Deep burrowing into the networks of big telecoms like AT&T and Verizon. If Salt Typhoon rings a bell, that's because they may have already accessed data on nearly every American adult. Think call logs, internet metadata, and, disturbingly, systems used for lawful surveillance warrants. This is not your average breach; it’s a big-data bonanza that hands Beijing the power to track, profile, and potentially influence almost anyone on U.S. soil. The FBI and NSA are struggling to lock these guys out, but experts say some backdoors could hang around for ages.

Moving into today's threat landscape, CISA has sounded an airhorn over TP-Link wireless routers. Two actively exploited flaws—CVE-2023-50224 and CVE-2025-9377—are letting attackers snatch credentials and execute remote code, putting American homes and businesses in the crosshairs. If you’re rocking any TP-Link hardware, the time to patch was yesterday. The risk isn’t just theoretical: TP-Link’s hardware dominates nearly 60% of U.S. market share, and with its links to China, the stakes are higher than your Wi-Fi bill after a Netflix binge.

Now, what should you do besides panic? CISA’s advisory is blunt: patch all vulnerable devices immediately, prioritize updates for high-risk routers and network hardware, and pay close attention to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. There’s also a renewed call for network segmentation, multi-factor authentication everywhere, and—critical for businesses with any exposure to telecom or federal infrastructure—the mandatory reporting of significant events, thanks to CIRCIA.

Finally, the administrative crowd isn't just sitting on their hands. Both National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and NSC cyber chief Alexei Bulazel have said it’s time for a whole-of-nation approach, blending public and private defense—and yes, even openly talking about retaliatory, offensive options to shift the risk back to China’s doorstep.

That’s your rapid-fire China cyber sitrep for September 10, 2025. Thanks for tuning in, and if you want to keep your pulse on the hackers, don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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