Home > Fintech > The ‘kudzu’ of cybercrime: APAC businesses face alarming surge in system intrusions Businesses across the Asia-Pacific region face a significant escalation in data breach incidents attributed to an increasing reliance on third-party partnerships, leading to heightened vulnerabilities. A recent study by Verizon, titled the 2025 Data…
Cybercriminals, including state-sponsored actors, aggressively capitalized on vulnerabilities in the past year, significantly amplifying the impact of ransomware attacks by targeting a broader range of victims and circumventing defenses with alarming efficiency. According to Verizon’s recently released 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, the detection of ransomware in data breaches surged…
Chinese Hackers Continue to Threaten U.S. Telecommunications, Experts Warn of Security Risks In a stark warning presented to Congress, cybersecurity experts have highlighted the persistent threats posed by state-sponsored Chinese hackers operating within U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. They assert that without significant improvements to the nation’s cyber defenses, a recurrence of…
Operational Security Breach Involves U.S. Military Confidential Plans In a concerning incident highlighting lapses in operational security, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally exposed sensitive military information through a messaging app. This debacle came to light when The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he inadvertently received an invitation to…
In 2024, a wave of cyberattacks targeting prominent brands underscored the vulnerabilities inherent in organizations, regardless of their size or industry. By the close of the second quarter, the United States witnessed an alarming 1,000% rise in data breach victims, drawing attention to the urgency for enhanced cybersecurity measures across…
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…
Critical Infrastructure Security, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime US Cyber Defense Agency Was Not Initially Aware of Hackers Involved in Salt Typhoon Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 15, 2025 Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly, remarked that the Chinese “Salt Typhoon” breach of…
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream have joined the expanding list of U.S. telecommunications companies targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers as part of the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign. This development underscores the continued vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the face of foreign espionage…
NEWS BRIEF Over the recent weekend, it has been reported that the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon has allegedly targeted several telecommunications companies in the United States, including Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream. This comes on the heels of prior attacks against other major service providers…
