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Claroty, Nozomi, and Armis Lead Cyber-Physical Security Rankings

Gartner’s First-Ever Ranking of Cyber-Physical Security Vendors Highlights a Shift in Market Dynamics In a comprehensive new report by Gartner, the cyber-physical security landscape has been significantly illuminated, spotlighting the leading vendors within this niche sector. Not only have traditional players like Microsoft entered the fray, but dedicated operational technology…

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No Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Salt Typhon Telecom Hacks

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Network Firewalls, Network Access Control Chinese Hackers Utilize Custom Tool to Capture Network Packets Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • February 21, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A recent analysis by Cisco’s Talos unit confirms that Chinese state-sponsored hackers employed a custom-built utility to infiltrate U.S.…

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Salt Typhoon Targets Cisco Devices Within Telecommunications Infrastructure

Title: Salt Typhoon Targets Cisco Devices in Global Cyber Campaign In a significant cybersecurity incident, the advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Salt Typhoon has compromised over a thousand Cisco devices across a network of telecommunications companies, internet service providers (ISPs), and academic institutions. This widespread attack poses serious…

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China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Continue Targeting Telecoms by Leveraging Cisco Routers

In the fall of last year, the Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon gained significant attention when it was uncovered that they had successfully infiltrated major U.S. telecommunications companies, breaching at least nine carriers and accessing Americans’ calls and texts in real time. Despite this alarming exposure, the group…

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Cisco Disputes Kraken Ransomware’s Data Breach Allegations

Cisco Systems has publicly denied allegations regarding a recent data breach, following reports from the Kraken ransomware group, which announced the release of confidential information purportedly extracted from the company’s internal network on its dark web leak site. The claims reported by Cyber Press included the exposure of credentials associated…

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DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Were Ineffective in Every Test Conducted on Its AI Chatbot

Cybersecurity Risks Highlighted by Recent Vulnerabilities in AI Models Recent discussions in the cybersecurity community have shed light on the persistent vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence systems, particularly concerning so-called "jailbreaks." Alex Polyakov, CEO of Adversa AI, shared insights with WIRED, explaining that the difficulty of entirely eliminating these exploits is…

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Addressing Vulnerability Lags Exploited by Salt Typhoon

Critical Infrastructure Security, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Chinese Hackers Target Unpatched Microsoft, Sophos, Fortinet, and Ivanti Products Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 24, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In a significant breach, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities in the telecommunications networks of the U.S. and…

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