Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert

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*Hello cyber sentinels! This is Ting with your Digital Dragon Watch for May 6th, 2025. Let's dive right into the cyber typhoon churning through our digital waters this week.*

The biggest splash in our cyber pond remains the fallout from China's shocking admission about the Volt Typhoon campaign. Just last month, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Chinese officials acknowledged conducting these attacks during a secret Geneva meeting in December. According to sources, these cyberattacks were intended as a warning to the US about supporting Taiwan...

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Welcome back to Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert. I’m Ting, your friendly—if slightly paranoid—cyber oracle, ready to break down the recent fireworks in the world of China-related cyber activity. Strap in; this week was anything but dull.

Let’s start with the main event: a fresh surge in China-linked cyber attacks. According to a recent SC Media report, activity has soared by a whopping 150%, with prime targets being financial services, manufacturing, industrial, and media sectors. If you thought your local finance...

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Welcome to Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert. I’m Ting, your digital sleuth with a sweet spot for all things China, cyber, and a splash of hacking chaos. Let’s skip the pleasantries and zero in on the past week’s most jaw-dropping China-centric cyber moves.

Let’s start with the storm that refuses to dissipate—Volt Typhoon. The big revelation? Chinese officials finally, if a bit ambiguously, admitted to US counterparts that they orchestrated cyberattacks targeting American critical infrastructure as part of the infamo...

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Welcome to Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert. I’m Ting, your go-to cyber-sleuth with a soft spot for hotpot and zero tolerance for zero-days. Let’s jump straight into the code soup: The last seven days have been busy, and China-linked actors have been right at the center of the storm.

First up, the notorious Salt Typhoon—also tracked as RedMike by the Insikt Group—has continued rampaging through global telecom, snatching up five more providers, two of them in the US. Their favorite...

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Welcome back to Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert! I’m Ting, your slightly over-caffeinated cyber sleuth, and we’re jumping straight into a wild week across the Sino-cyberfront. Forget slow news days—this week tasted like a zero-day exploit with a side of spicy attribution drama.

First up, the headline grabber: Chinese authorities in Harbin came out swinging, accusing the US National Security Agency of orchestrating sophisticated cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games. The Chinese state media didn’t mince words, naming specific NSA cybe...

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Hey, cyber sleuths! Ting here—your go-to for all things China, hacking, and the digital dragon’s mischief. Let’s cut the pleasantries; the past seven days have been a cyber roller coaster, and if you blinked, you missed a wave of hacks, jaw-clenching accusations, and enough zero-days to make your IT team cry.

First, the diplomatic drama: On Tuesday, China went full-throttle accusing the US National Security Agency of hacking the 2025 Asian Winter Games. Harbin police didn’t just hint—they named names: Katheryn A. Wilson...

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Alright, dragon tamers, buckle up—it’s Ting here with your “Digital Dragon Watch,” the snazziest cyber rundown of China’s latest moves in the digital jungle. It’s been a rollercoaster week in the land of firewalls, honeypots, and zero-day exploits, so let’s jump right in.

First up, China’s cybersecurity watchdogs threw a cyber curveball this week, accusing the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group of hacking their systems during the Asian Winter Games. Yeah, they named names—Katheryn A. Wilson, Robert J. Snelling...

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Let’s dive right in—today is April 12, 2025, and the past week in China's cyber landscape has been an adrenaline ride. I’m Ting, your savvy, slightly caffeinated guide on this digital odyssey. Spoiler alert: it’s been all about typhoons—Salt Typhoon, Volt Typhoon, and a storm of U.S.-China cyber chess matches.

First up, the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced its shiny new “Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.” This isn’t just another beltway buzzword fest—it’s aimed squarely at confront...

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They call me Ting, your go-to guru for all things cyber and China-related. Grab your favorite caffeinated beverage because these last seven days in the world of Chinese cyber operations? WILD.

Starting with the Asian Winter Games in Harbin—China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center has accused U.S.-linked hackers of targeting the games and surrounding infrastructure in Heilongjiang. Beijing took it as a direct shot, with spokesperson Guo Jiakun delivering a pointed warning: China will defend its networks fiercely. While the U.S...

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Let me tell you about the whirlwind of China-related cyber news from this past week—it’s been a wild ride! Picture this: China rolling out sweeping amendments to its cybersecurity law while U.S. officials scramble to counter increasingly audacious maneuvers from Chinese threat groups. Buckle up—this is Digital Dragon Watch.

First, let’s talk laws. The Cyberspace Administration of China proposed updates to its Cybersecurity Law on March 28, with comments open until late April. The changes tighten penalties for data breaches and misuse o...

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Phew, what a week in the cyber battlefields between China and the world. Let me weave you through the latest, because it’s a digital jungle out there!

So, let’s start with China’s 9th Asian Winter Games report. It dropped a cybersecurity bombshell: over 270,000 cyberattacks traced to external sources targeted event systems! The critical hit list included arrival systems, information services, and even simple card charging systems. A whopping 63% of these attacks allegedly originated from the U.S. Imagine the cybersecurity team, likely caffei...

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Hey, it’s Ting here, your go-to guru on all things cyber and China! Buckle up because the past week in China-related cybersecurity has been a wild ride—not quite roller-coaster fun, but definitely edge-of-your-seat stuff.

First up, let’s talk about this massive spike in AI-driven attacks coming out of China. According to CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report, we’re seeing a 150% jump in cyber espionage from China-nexus adversaries. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill hacks either—Generative AI is the star player. Attackers are pulling off in...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the hottest digital dragon drama of the week. Buckle up, because it's been a wild ride in the world of Chinese cyber shenanigans!

So, remember that pesky Silk Typhoon group we've been tracking? Well, they've been busy bees, expanding their reach into the IT supply chain. These crafty hackers are now targeting remote management tools and cloud apps to sneak their way into corporate networks. Talk about a digital Trojan...

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Hey there, cyber enthusiasts! Ting here, your go-to gal for all things China and hacking. Buckle up, because we've got a wild ride through the digital dragon's lair this week.

So, picture this: It's March 27, 2025, and China's cyber game is stronger than ever. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence just dropped their 2025 Threat Assessment, and guess who's the star of the show? Yep, our old friend, the PRC. They're not just dipping their toes in the cyber pool; they're doing cannonballs, folks!
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Hey there, cyber sleuths! It's Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-hack tracker. Buckle up for this week's Digital Dragon Watch, where we'll dive into the latest and greatest (or should I say, most nefarious) in Chinese cyber shenanigans.

First up, let's talk about the elephant in the room - or should I say, the panda in the server room? The CrowdStrike 2025 Global Threat Report dropped like a digital bomb, revealing a jaw-dropping 150% surge in Chinese cyber espionage. Looks like Chairman Xi's been busy, folks! The...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your resident China-hack tracker and digital dragon tamer. Buckle up, because the past week has been a wild ride in the world of Chinese cyber shenanigans.

Let's kick things off with the bombshell that dropped just days ago - the U.S. Treasury Department got hit by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. Yeah, you heard that right. These digital ninjas managed to breach some workstations and access unclassified documents. Talk about a close call! The Treasury's saying it was all thanks...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your resident China-cyber expert with a penchant for witty banter and a nose for digital drama. Buckle up, because this week's China Cyber Alert is hotter than a overclocked CPU in a Shenzhen summer!

Let's dive right in, shall we? The big bad wolf of the week is none other than our old friend, Silk Typhoon. These PRC-backed hackers have been busy bees, expanding their attacks to IT supply chains for initial access. Sneaky, right? They're exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your resident China-cyber expert, coming at you with the latest and greatest from the Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because this week's been a doozy!

So, remember that Salt Typhoon we've been tracking? Well, it's turned into a full-blown cyclone. The House Homeland Security Committee is on the warpath, demanding DHS Secretary Kristi Noem cough up all the dirty details on China's hacking shenanigans. They're particularly interested in Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, those pesky Chinese cyber units that...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the latest Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because this week's been a wild ride in the world of Chinese hacking!

So, remember that massive telecom breach we've been tracking? Well, turns out our old friends at Salt Typhoon have been busy little bees. Just yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a bombshell, indicting 12 Chinese nationals for their roles in a years-long hacking spree. Two of these cyber baddies...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the hottest digital drama from the Middle Kingdom. Buckle up, because this week's been a wild ride on the information superhighway!

So, picture this: It's March 13, 2025, and China's hacker squads are working overtime. The big bad wolf of the week? None other than Silk Typhoon, the notorious Chinese state-sponsored group that's been giving IT folks nightmares. Microsoft's threat intel team just dropped a bombshell report saying these digital desperados have...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the latest Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because the past week has been a wild ride in the world of Chinese cyber shenanigans!

First up, our old friend Silk Typhoon is back and badder than ever. These crafty hackers have shifted their focus to the IT supply chain, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities and stolen API keys faster than you can say "firewall." They've been targeting everything from remote management tools to...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-hack tracker. Buckle up, because this week's been a wild ride in the digital dragon's den.

So, remember that Treasury hack from December? Well, turns out it was just the appetizer. The main course is a feast of infiltration that's got Uncle Sam's cybersecurity folks working overtime. The Department of Justice just dropped the hammer on eight employees of i-Soon, a Chinese InfoSec company with more connections to the Ministry of State Security than a Beijing...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the latest Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because this week's been a wild ride in the world of Chinese hacking!

First up, we've got a doozy from the U.S. Treasury. They just slapped sanctions on Zhou Shuai, a Shanghai-based hacker extraordinaire, and his company Shanghai Heiying Information Technology. Turns out, Zhou's been playing data broker, selling sensitive info swiped from U.S. critical infrastructure networks. Talk about a digital...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber expert, coming at you with the latest Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because the past week has been a wild ride in the world of Chinese cyber shenanigans!

So, picture this: It's March 4th, 2025, and we're still reeling from the bombshell dropped by the FBI and CISA back in December. Remember Salt Typhoon? That China-linked threat group that's been wreaking havoc on U.S. telecom networks? Well, turns out it's even worse than we thought...

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Hey there, cyber sleuths! Ting here with your weekly dose of Digital Dragon Watch. Buckle up, because China's been busy in the digital realm, and we've got a lot to unpack.

First off, CrowdStrike just dropped their 2025 Global Threat Report, and it's a doozy. China-linked intrusions skyrocketed by a jaw-dropping 150% across all sectors in 2024. Financial services, media, and manufacturing got hit the hardest, with some seeing triple or even quadruple the attacks compared to the previous year. Talk about a cyber tsunami!

But...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in.

Over the past week, we've seen some significant developments in China-related cybersecurity incidents. The Salt Typhoon crew, a Chinese government-backed hacking group, has been making headlines. According to Recorded Future's Insikt Group, they've compromised at least seven more devices linked to global telecom providers and other organizations, in addition to their previous nine US telecommunications companies and government networks[1].

These intrusions happened...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in.

Over the past week, we've seen some significant developments in China's cyber espionage efforts. The Salt Typhoon crew, a Chinese government-backed hacking group, has been busy exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise global telecom providers and other organizations. According to Recorded Future's Insikt Group, they successfully broke into at least seven unpatched devices linked to US, UK, Italian, South African, and Thai telecom...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, the notorious Salt Typhoon crew, backed by the Chinese government, has been making headlines again. They've exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven more global telecom providers and organizations, adding to their previous tally of nine US telecommunications companies and government networks[1]. This is a big deal because it...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

China's Salt Typhoon spy crew has been on a roll, exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global telecom providers and other organizations. This includes a US internet service and telecommunications provider, a US affiliate of a significant UK-based telecom provider, an Italian ISP, and two other telecommunications...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in.

Over the past week, we've seen some significant developments in the world of China-backed cyber threats. The Salt Typhoon group, also known as RedMike, has been on a hacking spree, compromising five more telecom providers globally, including two U.S.-based companies[1]. They've been exploiting unpatched Cisco edge devices, specifically CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273, to gain root access. This is a big deal...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, your go-to expert for all things China and cyber. Let's dive right into the latest Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert.

Over the past week, we've seen some significant China-related cybersecurity incidents that have left many scrambling. The Salt Typhoon crew, a Chinese government-backed hacking group, has been on a spree, compromising at least seven more devices linked to global telecom providers and other organizations. This is in addition to their previous victim count, which included nine US telecommunications companies...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, let's talk about the recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department on Chinese cybersecurity firms and individuals linked to the Salt Typhoon group. This group has been behind some of the most significant breaches, including the recent hack of the U.S. Treasury Department, where over 3,000 files were stolen, including sensitive policy...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, the recent cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department by the People's Republic of China (PRC) has everyone on high alert. This isn't just any breach; it's a strategic move to gather intelligence and prepare for potential future conflicts. The targeted entities, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Office of the...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, the U.S. Treasury Department was hit by a Beijing-sponsored breach, which experts like David Sedney, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, believe was aimed at gathering intel on U.S. sanctions on Chinese exporters[2]. This isn't just any ordinary hack; it's part of a broader strategy by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, the latest breach that's got everyone talking is the Chinese cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department. This isn't just any hack; it's a state-sponsored attack aimed at gathering sensitive intelligence and preparing for future potential conflicts. David Sedney, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, pointed out that these attacks are likely to grow...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right into the latest threats and defensive measures.

Over the past week, we've seen a significant escalation in China's cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. Just a few days ago, on January 31, the U.S. government disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office routers hijacked by the People's Republic of China. This operation was a crucial step in protecting our nation's critical...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly China cyber alert. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

So, you've probably heard about the latest breach at the U.S. Treasury Department, courtesy of Beijing's cyber warriors. This isn't just any hack; it's part of China's escalating hybrid tactics to undermine strategic competitors and gather sensitive intel. The Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of the Treasury Secretary were targeted, likely because...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past few days have been anything but quiet.

First off, the U.S. Treasury Department was hit by a state-sponsored cyberattack courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in early December. This isn't just any breach; it's a strategic move to undermine U.S. economic competitiveness and gather intel for future conflicts, especially over Taiwan[4].

But that's not all. The...

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Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past week has been a wild ride.

First off, the U.S. Treasury Department was hit by a state-sponsored cyberattack courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in early December. This isn't just any attack; it's part of Beijing's escalating hybrid tactics to undermine strategic competitors and gather sensitive intelligence. The targeted entities, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and...

This is your Digital Dragon Watch: Weekly China Cyber Alert podcast.

Hey there, I'm Ting, and welcome to Digital Dragon Watch, your weekly dose of China cyber alerts. Let's dive right in because the past week has been anything but quiet.

First off, let's talk about the escalating cyber-attacks on Taiwan. According to Taiwan's National Security Bureau, government networks faced a staggering 2.4 million attacks in 2024, double the number from 2023. Most of these attacks are attributed to Chinese state-backed hackers, who are using a variety of techniques to infiltrate critical infrastructure systems, including telecommunications, transportation, and defense...