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January 5, 2025, 7:20 PM

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Wall Street Journal:
A look at Chinese hackers' attacks on US infrastructure and telecoms; sources: Charter, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream networks were also breached  —  Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing …
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Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
How China-linked Volt Typhoon hackers breached local utilities and the US DOD's sensitive networks in Guam, a US territory vital for defending Taiwan militarily  —  Small-scale telecommunications networks and utilities on a remote Pacific island are up against what US intelligence agencies say is an unprecedented Chinese cyberwar plan.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Amit Yoran, the CEO of cybersecurity company Tenable, passed away after a battle with cancer; he was once RSA's president, NetWitness' CEO, and In-Q-Tel's CEO  —  Longtime entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive Amit Yoran passed away Friday after a battle with cancer.
Jacqueline Sweet / The Spectator World:
An analysis of social media posts, AI art, Spaces comments, biographical details, and more suggests Adrian Dittmann is a German fan of Elon Musk living in Fiji  —  An Elon Musk fan in Fiji tricks the world  —  The AI avatar for the Adrian Dittmann X account, left, and Adrian Dittmann appearing …
Financial Times:
Malaysia's environment minister says global tech companies should expect to pay a premium for access to energy and water to serve data centers in the country  —  Investment in ‘oil of the 21st century’ will support country's development of renewable power  —  Global tech companies should expect …
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