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Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks

Cyberattacks on third-party vendors are causing increased financial damage, with Resilience reporting that 23% of claims involve material losses from such breaches.
In 2024, cyberattacks attributed to third-party breaches accounted for 31% of claims filed, according to Resilience.
Silk Typhoon, a Chinese espionage group, has shifted to targeting IT supply chains, as noted by Microsoft.
The group exploits vulnerabilities, such as the Ivanti Pulse Connect VPN flaw, to breach corporate networks, according to Microsoft.

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Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses

Ransomware criminals are on the hunt for prime targets that can yield bigger payouts, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience.

Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology

Microsoft Corp. warned that an advanced Chinese hacking group is waging a campaign of supply-chain attacks.

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Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks

Microsoft warns that Chinese cyber-espionage threat group 'Silk Typhoon' has shifted its tactics, now targeting remote management tools and cloud services in supply chain attacks that give them access to downstream customers.

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Silk Typhoon cyberthreat group targets IT supply chain

A Microsoft report published March 5 identified recent tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored cyberthreat group known for extensive espionage activities. The group has been recently targeting IT solutions such as remote management tools and cloud applications to gain access and potentially cause supply chain disruptions. Silk Typhoon is viewed as a significant threat to critical infrastructure, the Health Information Sharing and Anal…

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Chinese Espionage Group Silk Typhoon Adopts New Tactics to Exploit IT Solutions

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has sounded the alarm on a critical shift in cyber threat tactics employed by Silk Typhoon, a state-sponsored Chinese espionage group known for its sophisticated and opportunistic attacks. The group, long associated with leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise targets, is now focusing on infiltrating commonly used IT solutions, including remote management tools and cloud applications. This evolution in att…

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Microsoft Warns of Silk Typhoon Hackers Exploiting Cloud Services to Attack IT Supply Chain

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a significant shift in tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese espionage group, now targeting common IT solutions such as remote management tools and cloud applications for initial access. This well-resourced and technically proficient threat actor has demonstrated a large targeting footprint among Chinese threat actors, exploiting vulnerabilities in edge devices […] The post Microsoft Warns of Silk Typhoo…

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