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Belgium telecom operators Proximus and Orange drop Huawei

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Major Belgium’s telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. One of the major Belgium telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei.

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China planted tiny chips on US computers for cyber espionage

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China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. Elemental manufactured equipment for Department of Defense data centers, the CIA’s drone operations, and onboard networks of Navy warships. government.” ” continues the report.

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China-linked APT10 leverages ZeroLogon exploits in recent attacks

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The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

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DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers

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critical infrastructure sectors, including Information Technology (IT), Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, Communications, and Critical Manufacturing.” APT actors have targeted victims in several U.S. ” Security firms attributed the attacks to a Chinese threat actor referred as APT10 (aka menuPass and Stone Panda).

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

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The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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SimJacker attack allows hacking any phone with just an SMS

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. “During the attack, the user is completely unaware that they received the attack, that information was retrieved, and that it was successfully exfiltrated ,” The experts revealed that they observed SimJacker attacks against users with most popular mobile devices manufactured by Apple, Google, Huawei, Motorola, and Samsung.

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Severe vulnerabilities allow hacking older GE anesthesia machines

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The company pointed out that it is impossible to change gas mix parameters on systems manufactured after 2009, only older devices are affected by the issues. GE suggests using secure terminal servers in case the anesthesia machines need to be connected to a central management system.

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