Chinese hackers (actually, cyber operators) gained control to shut down U.S. ports, power grids, and other critical infrastructure. Intrusions were severe, with key details lost permanently due to erased logs and inadequate tracking. www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse... - ThreadSky

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social • 51 days ago

Chinese hackers (actually, cyber operators) gained control to shut down U.S. ports, power grids, and other critical infrastructure. Intrusions were severe, with key details lost permanently due to erased logs and inadequate tracking. https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/typhoon-china-hackers-military-weapons-97d4ef95?mod=hp_lead_pos7

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willmcg.bsky.social•51 days ago

The hero of this story is the boss who ignored the security warning and went to lunch at 10:15am.

sgeez.bsky.social•51 days ago

Get in, we're going to burgers!

shoshiroll.bsky.social•51 days ago

cyber operator lmao

kairsten.bsky.social•51 days ago

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chromacatxyz.bsky.social•51 days ago

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vpatryshev.bsky.social•50 days ago

Any time I hear about erased logs, I see dumb system architects. Idiots in control. Logs must be write-only, always.

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social•51 days ago

➡️ China’s military infiltrated infrastructure like a water utility in Hawaii, a Houston port, and an oil facility, maintaining control for years and testing their access periodically.

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social•51 days ago

➡️ Hackers exploited unpatched Fortinet devices and Cisco routers. They gained control of a high-level account without multifactor authentication, accessing over 100,000 routers and weakly secured telecom data pathways.

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social•51 days ago

➡️ Guam and West Coast targets suggested attempts to delay U.S. responses in a potential Taiwan invasion. Other targets like air-traffic control and water plants pointed to efforts to disrupt civilian life. So: unclear how to assess the aim, huh?

broomflowrs.bsky.social•51 days ago

Not unclear. “We are deeply concerned that the PRC is seeking the ability to disrupt the critical services that support the American people in the event of a geopolitical crisis or conflict, marking an alarming evolution in their tactics.” (May 02) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/under-digital-radar-defending-against-peoples-republic-chinas-nation-state-cyber-threats-americas

Solved your mystery.

broomflowrs.bsky.social•51 days ago

In short, there is no aim other than the first one he stated. The fact that critical infrastructure is targeted, assuming the reports are accurate, is not a mysterious twist, its part of the basic objective. To target critical infrastructure directly and indirectly involved in any potential conflict

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social•51 days ago

➡️ Hackers compromised phones of senior U.S. officials, accessing audio from Trump, JD Vance, and campaign staff. Officials turn to Signal.

➡️ Hackers infiltrated wiretap systems at Verizon and AT&T, staying undetected for up to 18 months to assess U.S. awareness of Chinese espionage.

jauntywk.bsky.social•51 days ago

I'm so mad Signal is going to beget so much shadow governance in the US. So many records that won't be kept.

Sure it's illegal as hell. But it's totally happening, en masse, already.

lukaszolejnik.bsky.social•51 days ago

➡️ The attacks highlighted vulnerabilities in infrastructure and communications.

➡️ The Chinese embassy rejected the allegations, accusing the U.S. of spreading disinformation about cybersecurity threats.

charlenedev.bsky.social•51 days ago

This from 2023 Curious that we lost water in our valley on Oahu yesterday The reservoir emptied due to valve issue that they were not alerted to until homeowners called to report Never happened before so it does make one suspicious https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/12/12/experts-chinas-cyber-army-is-invading-critical-us-services-including-hawaii/

dogmomresists.bsky.social•51 days ago

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tempura13.bsky.social•51 days ago

Wow. Things are beginning to enter William Gibson territory.

lauraem.bsky.social•51 days ago

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captainfossil.bsky.social•51 days ago

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tomasaw.bsky.social•51 days ago

if your SCADA isn’t air gapped you are a fool

dogmomresists.bsky.social•51 days ago

Unbelievable that we are this vulnerable. Undetected for months?

It will only be worse when the DJT clown car takes over.

convolver.bsky.social•51 days ago

As someone who worked with critical infrastructure SCADA years ago, this is … not surprising. There are so many security flaws baked into the base protocols and software alike that we air-gapped everything and superglued hardware ports shut.