Tag: FireEye

China-Linked Hackers Used VPN Flaw to Target US Defense Industry: Researchers

WASHINGTON—At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American virtual private networking devices to spy on the U.S. defense industry, researchers and the devices’ manufacturer said Tuesday. Utah-based IT company Ivanti said in a statement the hackers took advantage of the flaw in its Pulse Connect Secure…


FireEye CEO: Reckless Microsoft Hack Unusual for China

RESTON, Va.—Cyber sleuths have already blamed China for a hack that exposed tens of thousands of servers running Microsoft’s Exchange email program to potential hacks. The CEO of a prominent cybersecurity firm says it now seems clear China also unleashed an indiscriminate, automated second wave of hacking that opened the way for ransomware and other…


EU Banking Regulator Hit by Suspected Chinese Hackers

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is the latest victim of a large-scale cyber-hacking attack connected to the Chinese regime against Microsoft’s email and calendar server. Early last week, Microsoft announced via a blog post that Hafnium, a state-sponsored hacking group operating from China, exploited flaws in its Exchange Server software. Three versions of the software…