InfoSecBulletin Cybersecurity for mankind
CISA, NSA, FBI, and other US and international partners released a joint fact sheet called “People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Activity: Actions for Critical Infrastructure Leaders.” This publication includes contributions from various partners.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
WhatsApp banned on all US House of Representatives devices
Kaspersky found “SparkKitty” Malware on Google Play, Apple App Store
OWASP AI Testing Guide Launched to Uncover Vulns in AI Systems
Axentec Launches Bangladesh’s First Locally Hosted Tier-4 Cloud Platform
Hackers Bypass Gmail MFA With App-Specific Password Reuse
Russia detects first SuperCard malware attacks via NFC
Income Property Investments exposes 170,000+ Individuals record
ALERT (CVE: 2023-28771)
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via CVE-2023-28771 by 244 IPs
CISA Flags Active Exploits in Apple iOS and TP-Link Routers
10K Records Allegedly from Mac Cloud Provider’s Customers Leaked Online
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
U.S. Department of Treasury
Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD’s) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) a part of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK)
New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ)
The US authoring agencies believe that “Volt Typhoon”, a group sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, is trying to position themselves on IT networks using living off the land (LOTL) techniques. They aim to carry out cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the US in case of a major crisis or conflict with the US. The fact sheet alerts leaders of critical infrastructure about this urgent risk and provides guidance on how to protect their organization from this threat.
CISA and its partners recommend that leaders of critical infrastructure organizations read the joint fact sheet to defend against the Volt Typhoon threat. For more information, see the guidance on identifying and mitigating Living off the Land Techniques. Visit Secure by Design for information on secure by design principles and practices.
