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CHINA WATCH China-Based Hacker Conspired to Develop and Deploy Malware That Exploited Tens of Thousands of Firewalls Worldwide. Chinese hacker and his co-conspirators worked at the offices of Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Ltd. to discover and exploit a previously-unknown vulnerability (an “0-day” vulnerability) in certain firewalls.
China, military status, PLA | Homeland Security Newswire
2 days ago · On Wednesday, December 18, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a 182-page report on China’s military. The China Military Power Report, as it is colloquially known, was mandated by Congress in 2000 and has been issued every year since, providing the best unclassified resource on the state of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).Analysts of the PLA …
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Nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, China | Homeland Security …
Dec 19, 2024 · China’s military is now in possession of more than 600 operational nuclear warheads, according to a new report from the Pentagon, tripling its estimated arsenal in just four years.
Drones, autonomous weapon systems, military technology, China ...
Dec 19, 2024 · The 2025 defense spending authorization bill is coming up to a final vote in the U.S. Senate. As the American Northeast buzzes with drone sightings and fears of foreign surveillance, the bill moves to ban products from the world’s largest drone-maker: China.
China, hacking, critical infrastructure | Homeland Security Newswire
Dec 20, 2024 · As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings to date about the need for Americans — and in particular government officials and other “highly targeted” individuals — to secure their communications against eavesdropping and interception.
Homeland defense, military, law enforcement | Homeland Security …
1. B.C. says: November 5, 2024 at 1:50 p.m. At approximately the 27:00 or so point in this podcast, BG (ret.) Swartz uses the term and discusses a little bit the idea of “cognitive defense” (and, therefore, the idea of “cognitive attack?”); wherein, he notes that foreign adversaries are attacking us now, using such things as social media to create divisions, undermine American’s …
China, hacking, critical infrastructure | Homeland Security Newswire
Dec 20, 2024 · A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, unsealed an indictment last week charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack indiscriminately into firewall devices worldwide in 2020.Guan and his co-conspirators worked at the offices of Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Ltd. to …
Terrorism, extremism, domestic terrorism - Homeland Security …
Jan 9, 2024 · We enter the new year with “blinking lights everywhere,” Austin Doctor writes. “From a U.S. homeland security perspective, the terrorism threat in 2023 can be summarized as diverse, diffuse, and active. In 2024, we are likely to continue to see signs of continuing shifts in the terrorism landscape—such as the threats posed by lone juvenile offenders, the malign use of …
Ports, port security, cyberattacks, infrastructure | Homeland …
Feb 22, 2024 · The White House is moving forward with reforms aimed at shoring up cybersecurity at U.S. ports, some of which may already be in danger of falling under the sway of hackers linked to China.. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday assigning responsibility for cybersecurity at ports and other maritime facilities to the U.S. Coast Guard, …