NSA: Top 25 vulnerabilities actively abused by Chinese hackers


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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is warning that Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploit 25 different vulnerabilities in attacks against United States organizations and interests. In an advisory issued today, the NSA is aware of targeted attacks by Chinese state-sponsored hackers against National Security Systems (NSS), the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB), and the Department of Defense (DoD) information networks. As part of these attacks, the NSA has seen twenty-five publicly disclosed vulnerabilities exploited to gain access to networks, deploy malicious mobile apps, and spread laterally through a system while attackers steal sensitive data. The NSA is advising all organizations to...