Cybersecurity
NSA Steps Out of Shadows to Spotlight Where China Hackers Prowl
- Agency lists 25 vulnerabilities used by Chinese hackers
- Alert part of an outreach effort by normally secretive agency
The National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Maryland.
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The U.S. National Security Agency detailed 25 cyber vulnerabilities frequently used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers in an effort to alert computer security officials to update their systems.
Most of the vulnerabilities “can be exploited to gain initial access to victim networks using products that are directly accessible from the internet and act as gateways to internal networks,” according to the NSA’s statement.