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 | Chinese snoops use F5, ConnectWise bugs to sell access into top US, UK networks
2024-03-23 [theregister.co.uk]
Crew may well be working under contract for Beijing
Chinese spies exploited a couple of critical-severity bugs in F5 and ConnectWise equipment earlier this year to sell access to compromised US defense organizations, UK government agencies, and hundreds of other entities, according to Mandiant. Details >
| | US Navy sailor swaps sea for cell after accepting bribes from Chinese snoops
2024-01-10 [theregister.co.uk]
Petty officer Wenheng Zhao admitted to taking as many as 14 payoffs in return for non-public military information
A US Naval sailor will face more than two years behind bars after pleading guilty to taking bribes from Chinese spies in exchange for sensitive military information. Details >
| | US Navy officer swaps sea for cell after accepting bribes from Chinese snoops
2024-01-09 [theregister.co.uk]
Petty officer Wenheng Zhao admitted to taking as many as 14 payoffs in return for non-public military information
A US Naval sailor will face more than two years behind bars after pleading guilty to taking bribes from Chinese spies in exchange for sensitive military information. Details >
| | Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist
2023-09-29 [theregister.co.uk]
No classified systems involved apparently, but internal diplomatic notes, travel details, staff SSNs, etc
Chinese snoops stole about 60,000 State Department emails when they broke into Microsoft-hosted Outlook and Exchange Online accounts belonging to US government officials over the summer. Details >
| | Apple squashes iOS, macOS zero-day bugs already exploited by snoops
2023-04-11 [theregister.co.uk]
Keep calm and install patches before abuse becomes widespread
Apple rolled out patches on Good Friday to its iOS, iPadOS, and macOS operating systems and the Safari web browser to address vulnerabilities found by Google and Amnesty International that were exploited in the wild. Details >
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