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This is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
I’m Ting, your friendly China cyber-nerd, and I’ve got the freshest scoop on how the Dragon’s Code scorched America just this week. If you thought locking your front door kept you safe, wait until you hear how Chinese crews picked every digital lock your city has.
Let’s jump right in. Over the past few days, U.S. local governments woke up to find Chinese-speaking hackers—yes, the kind fluent in both Mandarin and mayhem—dancing right through their municipal systems. The method behind the madness? They exploited a nasty bug, CVE-2025-0944, in Trimble Cityworks, which runs water, power, and transportation for many U.S. cities. Think SimCity, but the disasters are real and the hackers control the weather. This crew, codenamed UAT-6382, didn’t just poke around—they dropped malware designed to burrow in and lurk, ready to disrupt operations at the worst possible moment.
Cisco Talos, the cybersecurity bloodhounds, were first on the scent, flagging the campaign as a high-alert. FBI cyber operations chief Todd Hemmen confirmed that no one steals American data like China—more than every other nation combined. He called the Chinese cyber effort “the broadest, most active, and persistent threat.” He even hinted that Beijing is racing to field a military edge by 2027, with U.S. cyber resilience a key roadblock they’re looking to bulldoze.
The attack wasn’t just annoying; it was strategic. By targeting local utilities and critical services, the attackers probed for future chaos potential—imagine your water plant, traffic lights, and payroll systems all glitched out at once. And this is right after the state-sponsored breach of the U.S. Treasury Department in December, where China’s digital spies infiltrated the Office of Foreign Assets Control—yes, the same folks who sanction Chinese companies.
How did the defenders respond? After detection, officials at affected cities yanked Cityworks offline, ran incident response drills, and called in CISA and FBI teams. Patches went out, passwords were changed, and—classic move—everyone with administrator access got a very uncomfortable phone call. The hole in Cityworks was patched, and system logs were combed for hidden implants.
So what’s the lesson? Cyber leaders like Todd Hemmen urge continual red-teaming, third-party risk reviews, and patching at lightning speed. These breaches, he says, are wake-up calls: China isn’t just spying, it’s rehearsing for larger disruptions. Municipalities must treat every alert like a fire drill, not a false alarm.
If you’re wondering what keeps cyber experts awake at night, now you know—it’s the Dragon, it’s the Code, and it’s probably already in the network. Sleep tight, America.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
I’m Ting, your friendly China cyber-nerd, and I’ve got the freshest scoop on how the Dragon’s Code scorched America just this week. If you thought locking your front door kept you safe, wait until you hear how Chinese crews picked every digital lock your city has.
Let’s jump right in. Over the past few days, U.S. local governments woke up to find Chinese-speaking hackers—yes, the kind fluent in both Mandarin and mayhem—dancing right through their municipal systems. The method behind the madness? They exploited a nasty bug, CVE-2025-0944, in Trimble Cityworks, which runs water, power, and transportation for many U.S. cities. Think SimCity, but the disasters are real and the hackers control the weather. This crew, codenamed UAT-6382, didn’t just poke around—they dropped malware designed to burrow in and lurk, ready to disrupt operations at the worst possible moment.
Cisco Talos, the cybersecurity bloodhounds, were first on the scent, flagging the campaign as a high-alert. FBI cyber operations chief Todd Hemmen confirmed that no one steals American data like China—more than every other nation combined. He called the Chinese cyber effort “the broadest, most active, and persistent threat.” He even hinted that Beijing is racing to field a military edge by 2027, with U.S. cyber resilience a key roadblock they’re looking to bulldoze.
The attack wasn’t just annoying; it was strategic. By targeting local utilities and critical services, the attackers probed for future chaos potential—imagine your water plant, traffic lights, and payroll systems all glitched out at once. And this is right after the state-sponsored breach of the U.S. Treasury Department in December, where China’s digital spies infiltrated the Office of Foreign Assets Control—yes, the same folks who sanction Chinese companies.
How did the defenders respond? After detection, officials at affected cities yanked Cityworks offline, ran incident response drills, and called in CISA and FBI teams. Patches went out, passwords were changed, and—classic move—everyone with administrator access got a very uncomfortable phone call. The hole in Cityworks was patched, and system logs were combed for hidden implants.
So what’s the lesson? Cyber leaders like Todd Hemmen urge continual red-teaming, third-party risk reviews, and patching at lightning speed. These breaches, he says, are wake-up calls: China isn’t just spying, it’s rehearsing for larger disruptions. Municipalities must treat every alert like a fire drill, not a false alarm.
If you’re wondering what keeps cyber experts awake at night, now you know—it’s the Dragon, it’s the Code, and it’s probably already in the network. Sleep tight, America.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
I’m Ting, your friendly China cyber-nerd, and I’ve got the freshest scoop on how the Dragon’s Code scorched America just this week. If you thought locking your front door kept you safe, wait until you hear how Chinese crews picked every digital lock your city has.
Let’s jump right in. Over the past few days, U.S. local governments woke up to find Chinese-speaking hackers—yes, the kind fluent in both Mandarin and mayhem—dancing right through their municipal systems. The method behind the madness? They exploited a nasty bug, CVE-2025-0944, in Trimble Cityworks, which runs water, power, and transportation for many U.S. cities. Think SimCity, but the disasters are real and the hackers control the weather. This crew, codenamed UAT-6382, didn’t just poke around—they dropped malware designed to burrow in and lurk, ready to disrupt operations at the worst possible moment.
Cisco Talos, the cybersecurity bloodhounds, were first on the scent, flagging the campaign as a high-alert. FBI cyber operations chief Todd Hemmen confirmed that no one steals American data like China—more than every other nation combined. He called the Chinese cyber effort “the broadest, most active, and persistent threat.” He even hinted that Beijing is racing to field a military edge by 2027, with U.S. cyber resilience a key roadblock they’re looking to bulldoze.
The attack wasn’t just annoying; it was strategic. By targeting local utilities and critical services, the attackers probed for future chaos potential—imagine your water plant, traffic lights, and payroll systems all glitched out at once. And this is right after the state-sponsored breach of the U.S. Treasury Department in December, where China’s digital spies infiltrated the Office of Foreign Assets Control—yes, the same folks who sanction Chinese companies.
How did the defenders respond? After detection, officials at affected cities yanked Cityworks offline, ran incident response drills, and called in CISA and FBI teams. Patches went out, passwords were changed, and—classic move—everyone with administrator access got a very uncomfortable phone call. The hole in Cityworks was patched, and system logs were combed for hidden implants.
So what’s the lesson? Cyber leaders like Todd Hemmen urge continual red-teaming, third-party risk reviews, and patching at lightning speed. These breaches, he says, are wake-up calls: China isn’t just spying, it’s rehearsing for larger disruptions. Municipalities must treat every alert like a fire drill, not a false alarm.
If you’re wondering what keeps cyber experts awake at night, now you know—it’s the Dragon, it’s the Code, and it’s probably already in the network. Sleep tight, America.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
I’m Ting, your friendly China cyber-nerd, and I’ve got the freshest scoop on how the Dragon’s Code scorched America just this week. If you thought locking your front door kept you safe, wait until you hear how Chinese crews picked every digital lock your city has.
Let’s jump right in. Over the past few days, U.S. local governments woke up to find Chinese-speaking hackers—yes, the kind fluent in both Mandarin and mayhem—dancing right through their municipal systems. The method behind the madness? They exploited a nasty bug, CVE-2025-0944, in Trimble Cityworks, which runs water, power, and transportation for many U.S. cities. Think SimCity, but the disasters are real and the hackers control the weather. This crew, codenamed UAT-6382, didn’t just poke around—they dropped malware designed to burrow in and lurk, ready to disrupt operations at the worst possible moment.
Cisco Talos, the cybersecurity bloodhounds, were first on the scent, flagging the campaign as a high-alert. FBI cyber operations chief Todd Hemmen confirmed that no one steals American data like China—more than every other nation combined. He called the Chinese cyber effort “the broadest, most active, and persistent threat.” He even hinted that Beijing is racing to field a military edge by 2027, with U.S. cyber resilience a key roadblock they’re looking to bulldoze.
The attack wasn’t just annoying; it was strategic. By targeting local utilities and critical services, the attackers probed for future chaos potential—imagine your water plant, traffic lights, and payroll systems all glitched out at once. And this is right after the state-sponsored breach of the U.S. Treasury Department in December, where China’s digital spies infiltrated the Office of Foreign Assets Control—yes, the same folks who sanction Chinese companies.
How did the defenders respond? After detection, officials at affected cities yanked Cityworks offline, ran incident response drills, and called in CISA and FBI teams. Patches went out, passwords were changed, and—classic move—everyone with administrator access got a very uncomfortable phone call. The hole in Cityworks was patched, and system logs were combed for hidden implants.
So what’s the lesson? Cyber leaders like Todd Hemmen urge continual red-teaming, third-party risk reviews, and patching at lightning speed. These breaches, he says, are wake-up calls: China isn’t just spying, it’s rehearsing for larger disruptions. Municipalities must treat every alert like a fire drill, not a false alarm.
If you’re wondering what keeps cyber experts awake at night, now you know—it’s the Dragon, it’s the Code, and it’s probably already in the network. Sleep tight, America.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta