US government security officials have advised Americans to use encrypted messaging in response to a suspected Chinese hacking group, Salt Typhoon, infiltrating telecoms networks. Companies including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Lumen may have had their systems breached, possibly allowing hackers access to wiretap communications. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, and the FBI, urged telecoms providers to bolster their security.
Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force
