Routers from China-based TP-Link a national security threat, US lawmakers claim
The two members of Congress called on the Commerce Department to investigate risks related to TP-Link routers amid concerns over state-backed Chinese hacking operations.
As Threats in Space Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting Key Services
The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource: time itself. And the United States is losing. Global positioning satellites serve as clocks in the sky, and their signals have become fundamental to the global economy — as essential for telecommunications, 911 services and financial exchanges as they are for drivers and lost pedestrians.
Bigpanzi Exposed: The Hidden Cyber Threat Behind Your Set-Top Box
Some time ago, we intercepted a dubious ELF sample exhibiting zero detection on VirusTotal. This sample, named pandoraspear and employing a modified UPX shell, has an MD5 signature of 9a1a6d484297a4e5d6249253f216ed69. Our analysis revealed that it hardcoded nine C2 domain names, two of which had lapsed beyond their expiration protection period. We seized this opportunity to register these domains to gauge the botnet's scale. At its peak, we noted approximately 170,000 daily active bots, predominantly in Brazil.employing a modified UPX shell, has an MD5 signature of 9a1a6d484297a4e5d6249253f216ed69. Our analysis revealed that it hardcoded nine C2 domain names, two of which had lapsed beyond their expiration protection