Cybersecurity in 2024: The Year of the Three Typhoons
In cybersecurity news, 2024 was framed by three “typhoons,” including Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, two massive Chinese attacks.
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Officials Urge Americans to Use Encrypted Apps amid Chinese Cyberattack
Officials with the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are imploring Americans to use encrypted messaging apps in the wake of an unprecedented Chinese cyberattack on major companies like AT&T and Verizon.
Report: Chinese Spies Lurked for Months Inside U.S.-Based Engineering Firm’s Network
John Dwyer, research director for cybersecurity firm Binary Defense, said in an interview on Wednesday that Chinese state-sponsored hackers were able to infiltrate the network of a U.S.-based global engineering firm and linger for months before they were discovered.
U.S. Intelligence Officials Say Iran Hacked the Trump Campaign
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA stated that hackers linked to the Iranian government were responsible for attacking the Trump campaign.
Exclusive — Sen. J.D. Vance: America ‘Under Attack’ from Chinese ‘State-Sponsored’ Hackers
Sen. J.D. Vance warned about how America is “under attack” from Chinese government-sponsored state hacking group Volt Typhoon.
New Zealand Accuses Chinese State Hackers of Attacking Parliament Systems
New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) revealed on Monday that Chinese state-sponsored hackers attacked two computer systems used by the New Zealand Parliament in 2021.
FBI Director Christopher Wray: Chinese Hackers Are ‘Targeting Our Critical Infrastructure’
Chinese Communist Party-backed hackers are targeting U.S. infrastructure, like water treatment plants and electrical grids, to “wreak havoc.”
America First Legal: DHS Cybersecurity Agency Rushed to Discredit Hunter Biden ‘Laptop from Hell’ Story
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), immediately began a pressure campaign to discredit the Hunter Biden “Laptop from Hell” story in 2020, newly disclosed documents show.
Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Blocking CDC, FBI, White House from Censorship
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a modified version of an injunction in the landmark Missouri v. Biden case, blocking the White House and federal agencies from pressuring social media companies to censor American citizens.
Elon Musk’s Twitter/X Seeks Job Applicants to Fill What Critics Call ‘Censorship Positions’
Elon Musk’s X platform, previously known as Twitter, is now seeking job applicants to stop disinformation and promote “credible” stories about the election, despite the Tesla CEO saying he had planned to make the social media platform more friendly to free speech.
From Cybersecurity to Censorship: Weaponization Committee Exposes CISA
A new report from the Judiciary Committee’s select committee on the weaponization of the federal government has released an interim report about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which became one of the most important deep state outposts pushing the censorship of Americans.
Multiple Federal Agencies Hit by Global Cyberattack
A number of U.S. government agencies have fallen victim to a global cyberattack that exploited a software vulnerability, according to a report by CNN.
Biden Administration Blocks Disclosure of 2020 Election Censorship Docs
The Biden Administration is intervening to prevent the release of documents revealing the extent to which deep state actors and their third party allies interfered in the 2020 presidential election by pushing social media censorship.
