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This is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.
Name's Ting. If you’ve spent the last two weeks blissfully unplugged, I’m here to burst your digital bubble. Welcome to “Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive”—where the only firewall that matters is the one you forgot to update.
Let’s skip the pleasantries and start with the real action. Picture this: in just the past 14 days, the US has been pounded by an unprecedented blitz of Chinese cyber operations. We’re talking industrial espionage with all the trimmings—think APT41, Mustang Panda, and APT40, groups whose names sound like indie bands but are really the rockstars of advanced persistent threats. According to the latest Trellix report, Chinese-linked attacks surged by a jaw-dropping 136% since last quarter. The technology sector saw a 119% rise in attacks, with telecoms close behind at 92%, which basically means if your phone’s acting weird, it’s probably not Mercury in retrograde—it’s Beijing in action.
Let’s get into specifics. One major campaign targeted US tech firms via elaborate fake job offers—yes, LinkedIn phishing is getting an upgrade. Researchers from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reported Chinese-backed operators seeking out laid-off US workers, dangling interviews, then slipping malicious payloads through supposed onboarding materials. It’s spearphishing gone full Shark Tank, and nobody’s safe, not even your grandmother who just learned to open email attachments.
Next up: intellectual property theft. FBI’s Todd Hemmen warns that China has stolen more corporate and personal data from the US “than all other nations combined.” ODNI’s Annual Threat Assessment pins China as the broadest, most aggressive cyber espionage actor on the planet. Their goal? Field a military by 2027 that can deter US intervention in a Taiwan crisis. Every byte they steal from our chip designers, AI startups, and quantum labs is a brick in that digital Great Wall.
Don’t sleep on supply chain compromise. Remember Volt Typhoon? Last December, Chinese officials all but admitted to American negotiators at a Geneva summit that their hackers spent 300 days lurking in the US electric grid—just hanging out, mapping everything, waiting to flip a switch if tension over Taiwan boils over. Volt Typhoon used zero-days to worm their way into critical infrastructure, not just utilities but also manufacturing, maritime, and IT. The message? Beijing wants leverage, not just data.
Industry experts like Chairman Moolenaar of the House Homeland Security Committee have gone DEFCON 1, reintroducing bills to counter Chinese cyber threats. The consensus: China wants not just to surveil but eventually control critical systems and defense-related supply chains.
The future? If you ask the pros, China’s cyber play isn’t slowing. They’re sprinting to 2027. Expect more sophisticated intrusions, deeper supply chain poisoning, and AI-powered attacks. If you’re in tech and you haven’t invested in cyber defense, you’re basically bringing a water pistol to a drone fight.
In conclusion: update that firewall, check your job offers for malware, and remember—in cyberspace, it’s always the Year of the Dragon. Stay sharp.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
Name's Ting. If you’ve spent the last two weeks blissfully unplugged, I’m here to burst your digital bubble. Welcome to “Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive”—where the only firewall that matters is the one you forgot to update.
Let’s skip the pleasantries and start with the real action. Picture this: in just the past 14 days, the US has been pounded by an unprecedented blitz of Chinese cyber operations. We’re talking industrial espionage with all the trimmings—think APT41, Mustang Panda, and APT40, groups whose names sound like indie bands but are really the rockstars of advanced persistent threats. According to the latest Trellix report, Chinese-linked attacks surged by a jaw-dropping 136% since last quarter. The technology sector saw a 119% rise in attacks, with telecoms close behind at 92%, which basically means if your phone’s acting weird, it’s probably not Mercury in retrograde—it’s Beijing in action.
Let’s get into specifics. One major campaign targeted US tech firms via elaborate fake job offers—yes, LinkedIn phishing is getting an upgrade. Researchers from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reported Chinese-backed operators seeking out laid-off US workers, dangling interviews, then slipping malicious payloads through supposed onboarding materials. It’s spearphishing gone full Shark Tank, and nobody’s safe, not even your grandmother who just learned to open email attachments.
Next up: intellectual property theft. FBI’s Todd Hemmen warns that China has stolen more corporate and personal data from the US “than all other nations combined.” ODNI’s Annual Threat Assessment pins China as the broadest, most aggressive cyber espionage actor on the planet. Their goal? Field a military by 2027 that can deter US intervention in a Taiwan crisis. Every byte they steal from our chip designers, AI startups, and quantum labs is a brick in that digital Great Wall.
Don’t sleep on supply chain compromise. Remember Volt Typhoon? Last December, Chinese officials all but admitted to American negotiators at a Geneva summit that their hackers spent 300 days lurking in the US electric grid—just hanging out, mapping everything, waiting to flip a switch if tension over Taiwan boils over. Volt Typhoon used zero-days to worm their way into critical infrastructure, not just utilities but also manufacturing, maritime, and IT. The message? Beijing wants leverage, not just data.
Industry experts like Chairman Moolenaar of the House Homeland Security Committee have gone DEFCON 1, reintroducing bills to counter Chinese cyber threats. The consensus: China wants not just to surveil but eventually control critical systems and defense-related supply chains.
The future? If you ask the pros, China’s cyber play isn’t slowing. They’re sprinting to 2027. Expect more sophisticated intrusions, deeper supply chain poisoning, and AI-powered attacks. If you’re in tech and you haven’t invested in cyber defense, you’re basically bringing a water pistol to a drone fight.
In conclusion: update that firewall, check your job offers for malware, and remember—in cyberspace, it’s always the Year of the Dragon. Stay sharp.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.
Name's Ting. If you’ve spent the last two weeks blissfully unplugged, I’m here to burst your digital bubble. Welcome to “Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive”—where the only firewall that matters is the one you forgot to update.
Let’s skip the pleasantries and start with the real action. Picture this: in just the past 14 days, the US has been pounded by an unprecedented blitz of Chinese cyber operations. We’re talking industrial espionage with all the trimmings—think APT41, Mustang Panda, and APT40, groups whose names sound like indie bands but are really the rockstars of advanced persistent threats. According to the latest Trellix report, Chinese-linked attacks surged by a jaw-dropping 136% since last quarter. The technology sector saw a 119% rise in attacks, with telecoms close behind at 92%, which basically means if your phone’s acting weird, it’s probably not Mercury in retrograde—it’s Beijing in action.
Let’s get into specifics. One major campaign targeted US tech firms via elaborate fake job offers—yes, LinkedIn phishing is getting an upgrade. Researchers from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reported Chinese-backed operators seeking out laid-off US workers, dangling interviews, then slipping malicious payloads through supposed onboarding materials. It’s spearphishing gone full Shark Tank, and nobody’s safe, not even your grandmother who just learned to open email attachments.
Next up: intellectual property theft. FBI’s Todd Hemmen warns that China has stolen more corporate and personal data from the US “than all other nations combined.” ODNI’s Annual Threat Assessment pins China as the broadest, most aggressive cyber espionage actor on the planet. Their goal? Field a military by 2027 that can deter US intervention in a Taiwan crisis. Every byte they steal from our chip designers, AI startups, and quantum labs is a brick in that digital Great Wall.
Don’t sleep on supply chain compromise. Remember Volt Typhoon? Last December, Chinese officials all but admitted to American negotiators at a Geneva summit that their hackers spent 300 days lurking in the US electric grid—just hanging out, mapping everything, waiting to flip a switch if tension over Taiwan boils over. Volt Typhoon used zero-days to worm their way into critical infrastructure, not just utilities but also manufacturing, maritime, and IT. The message? Beijing wants leverage, not just data.
Industry experts like Chairman Moolenaar of the House Homeland Security Committee have gone DEFCON 1, reintroducing bills to counter Chinese cyber threats. The consensus: China wants not just to surveil but eventually control critical systems and defense-related supply chains.
The future? If you ask the pros, China’s cyber play isn’t slowing. They’re sprinting to 2027. Expect more sophisticated intrusions, deeper supply chain poisoning, and AI-powered attacks. If you’re in tech and you haven’t invested in cyber defense, you’re basically bringing a water pistol to a drone fight.
In conclusion: update that firewall, check your job offers for malware, and remember—in cyberspace, it’s always the Year of the Dragon. Stay sharp.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
Name's Ting. If you’ve spent the last two weeks blissfully unplugged, I’m here to burst your digital bubble. Welcome to “Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive”—where the only firewall that matters is the one you forgot to update.
Let’s skip the pleasantries and start with the real action. Picture this: in just the past 14 days, the US has been pounded by an unprecedented blitz of Chinese cyber operations. We’re talking industrial espionage with all the trimmings—think APT41, Mustang Panda, and APT40, groups whose names sound like indie bands but are really the rockstars of advanced persistent threats. According to the latest Trellix report, Chinese-linked attacks surged by a jaw-dropping 136% since last quarter. The technology sector saw a 119% rise in attacks, with telecoms close behind at 92%, which basically means if your phone’s acting weird, it’s probably not Mercury in retrograde—it’s Beijing in action.
Let’s get into specifics. One major campaign targeted US tech firms via elaborate fake job offers—yes, LinkedIn phishing is getting an upgrade. Researchers from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reported Chinese-backed operators seeking out laid-off US workers, dangling interviews, then slipping malicious payloads through supposed onboarding materials. It’s spearphishing gone full Shark Tank, and nobody’s safe, not even your grandmother who just learned to open email attachments.
Next up: intellectual property theft. FBI’s Todd Hemmen warns that China has stolen more corporate and personal data from the US “than all other nations combined.” ODNI’s Annual Threat Assessment pins China as the broadest, most aggressive cyber espionage actor on the planet. Their goal? Field a military by 2027 that can deter US intervention in a Taiwan crisis. Every byte they steal from our chip designers, AI startups, and quantum labs is a brick in that digital Great Wall.
Don’t sleep on supply chain compromise. Remember Volt Typhoon? Last December, Chinese officials all but admitted to American negotiators at a Geneva summit that their hackers spent 300 days lurking in the US electric grid—just hanging out, mapping everything, waiting to flip a switch if tension over Taiwan boils over. Volt Typhoon used zero-days to worm their way into critical infrastructure, not just utilities but also manufacturing, maritime, and IT. The message? Beijing wants leverage, not just data.
Industry experts like Chairman Moolenaar of the House Homeland Security Committee have gone DEFCON 1, reintroducing bills to counter Chinese cyber threats. The consensus: China wants not just to surveil but eventually control critical systems and defense-related supply chains.
The future? If you ask the pros, China’s cyber play isn’t slowing. They’re sprinting to 2027. Expect more sophisticated intrusions, deeper supply chain poisoning, and AI-powered attacks. If you’re in tech and you haven’t invested in cyber defense, you’re basically bringing a water pistol to a drone fight.
In conclusion: update that firewall, check your job offers for malware, and remember—in cyberspace, it’s always the Year of the Dragon. Stay sharp.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta