China-linked Salt Typhoon Exploits Critical Cisco Vulnerability to Target Canadian Telecom

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an advisory warning of cyber attacks mounted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon actors to breach major global telecommunications providers as part of a cyber espionage campaign.
The attackers exploited a critical Cisco IOS XE software (CVE-2023-20198, CVSS score: 10.0) to access configuration

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Salt Typhoon Targets Telecoms via Router Flaws, Warn FBI and Canada

Salt Typhoon, a China-linked group, is exploiting router flaws to spy on global telecoms, warns a joint FBI and Canadian advisory issued in June 2025.

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SparkKitty Swipes Pics from iOS, Android Devices

Like its predecessor, SparkCat, the new malware appears to be going after sensitive data — such as seed phrases for cryptocurrency wallets — in device photo galleries.

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China-linked LapDogs Campaign Drops ShortLeash Backdoor with Fake Certs

ShortLeash backdoor, used in the China-linked LapDogs campaign since 2023, enables stealth access, persistence, and data theft via compromised SOHO routers and fake certs.

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‘Echo Chamber’ Attack Blows Past AI Guardrails

An AI security researcher has developed a proof of concept that uses subtle, seemingly benign prompts to get GPT and Gemini to generate inappropriate content.

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Researchers say cybercriminals are using jailbroken AI tools from Mistral and xAI

“Uncensored” versions of two mainstream AI tools are the latest examples of how cybercriminals are repurposing the technology for illicit means.

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Salesforce launches Agentforce 3 with AI agent observability and MCP support

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Salesforce launches Agentforce 3 with AI agent observability and native MCP support, giving enterprises real-time visibility and secure interoperability at scale.Read More

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Canada says telcos were breached in China-linked espionage hacks

Salt Typhoon previously hacked phone and telco giants across the United States.

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1inch rolls out expanded bug bounties with rewards up to $500K

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 23rd June 2025, CyberNewsWire

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DHS Warns of Rise in Cyberattacks in Light of US-Iran Conflict

After President’s Trump decision to enter the US into the conflict in the Middle East, the Department of Homeland Security expects there to be an uptick in Iranian hacktivists and state-sponsored actors targeting US systems.

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