Salt Typhoon hacks ‘a wake up call’ to secure telecom services, lawmakers say

Volt Typhoon: The Ghost Inside Critical Infrastructure

It wasn’t a flashing red alert. Instead, it was silence—the kind of silence that hides the most insidious threats. There was no ransomware note demanding Bitcoin and no antivirus software detected anything malicious. For months—possibly years—Volt Typhoon has moved through critical infrastructure networks including power generation and distribution, unseen and..

U.S. 'Ill-Prepared' to Defend Communications Infrastructure, Lawmakers Told

The private sector can't take all the responsibility for safeguarding against and responding to major cybersecurity events like the Salt Typhoon data hack of communications networks, House Communications and Technology Subcommittee members heard Wednesday. Putting Salt Typhoon blame solely on...

Salt Typhoon hacks ‘a wake up call’ to secure telecom services, lawmakers say

Lawmakers on a key House panel said Wednesday that the breadth of the Chinese Salt Typhoon hacking campaign underscores the need to secure U.S. telecommunications infrastructure from a range of outsider threats, even as some Democrats said the Trump administration’s discontinuation of a key cybersecurity investigative body jeopardizes ongoing efforts to review the breach.  Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up …