A major cybersecurity investigation is underway in the United States after more than 30 community water systems in Minnesota were impacted by what authorities describe as malicious cyber activity.

According to Minnesota officials, several water utilities were forced to shift to manual operations after the attack disrupted their systems. Cities including Plymouth, South St. Paul, Maple Plain, and Braham have publicly reported cyber incidents.

Federal investigators, including the FBI, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), are examining the breach. Investigators are exploring whether the attacks show signs of involvement by Iran-linked hackers, though officials have stressed that the findings remain preliminary and no specific actor has been officially blamed.

 Iran Hackers Under FBI Radar Over Minnesota Water Cyberattacks

A ninth telecom company has been preyed upon, breached in a large Chinese spying campaign that gave Beijing officials access to private texts and phone calls of some Americans, a top White House official said on Friday (Dec 27).&nbsp;
According to the Biden administration officials, at least eight telecommunications companies, as well as dozens of nations, had been affected by the Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon earlier this month. Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger announced on Friday that a ninth company was found as a victim after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese perpetrators in their networks.&nbsp;
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This update from Neuberger is the latest update of the massive hacking operation, which further raised serious concerns among national security experts, revealing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the private sector and showing the advanced hacking tactic skills of China.&nbsp;
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<h2 dir="ltr">Hacker&rsquo;s ploy: Officials probe into the matter&nbsp;</h2>
The hackers endangered the networks of telecommunication to steal the call records of customers and access the private conversations of some individuals. The officials believe that US government officials and renowned political figures are among those whose communications were obtained, although the FBI has not publicly identified the victims.&nbsp;
As reported by ABC, Neuberger said on Friday that the officials are unaware of the Americans who were affected by the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign. She also said that some heedful techniques are used by Chinese hackers, but a "large number" of victims were in the Washington-Virginia area.
The hackers&rsquo; goal, according to officials, was to figure out who owned the phones and, if they were "government targets of interest," to spy on their texts and phone calls.
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<h2 dir="ltr">Neuberger&rsquo;s advice to strengthen cybersecurity measures&nbsp;</h2>
Anne suggested a dire need to strengthen cybersecurity measures in the telecommunications industry. The Federal Communications Commission is planning to discuss the issue in Jan. She also mentioned that the government is preparing additional actions to respond to the hacking campaign, but she did not provide details.
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&ldquo;We know that voluntary cybersecurity practices are inadequate to protect against China, Russia, and Iran hacking of our critical infrastructure,&rdquo; she said. The Chinese government has dismissed any involvement in the hacking.
(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;
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Trending | SCIENCE & TECH: The Deputy National Security Adviser, Anne Neuberger, revealed that a ninth company fell victim to cyber attacks, despite guidance issued to combat Chinese cyber threats.

A ninth telecom company has been preyed upon, breached in a large Chinese spying campaign that gave Beijing officials access to private texts and phone calls of some Americans, a top White House official said on Friday (Dec 27). According to the Biden administration officials, at least eight telecommunications companies, as well as dozens of nations, had been affected by the Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon earlier this month. Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger announced on Friday that a ninth company was found as a victim after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese perpetrators in their networks. Also Read: Chinese hackers targeted phone data of Trump, Harris & JD Vance: Report This update from Neuberger is the latest update of the massive hacking operation, which further raised serious concerns among national security experts, revealing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the private sector and showing the advanced hacking tactic skills of China. Also Read: Internet Archive went offline following major cyberattack Hacker’s ploy: Officials probe into the matter The hackers endangered the networks of telecommunication to steal the call records of customers and access the private conversations of some individuals. The officials believe that US government officials and renowned political figures are among those whose communications were obtained, although the FBI has not publicly identified the victims. As reported by ABC, Neuberger said on Friday that the officials are unaware of the Americans who were affected by the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign. She also said that some heedful techniques are used by Chinese hackers, but a "large number" of victims were in the Washington-Virginia area. The hackers’ goal, according to officials, was to figure out who owned the phones and, if they were "government targets of interest," to spy on their texts and phone calls. Also Read: Russian intel agency says US planning cyber attacks to influence country’s presidential elections Neuberger’s advice to strengthen cybersecurity measures Anne suggested a dire need to strengthen cybersecurity measures in the telecommunications industry. The Federal Communications Commission is planning to discuss the issue in Jan. She also mentioned that the government is preparing additional actions to respond to the hacking campaign, but she did not provide details. Also Read: Chinese Scientists Develop Cyberattack Using Quantum Computers: Report “We know that voluntary cybersecurity practices are inadequate to protect against China, Russia, and Iran hacking of our critical infrastructure,” she said. The Chinese government has dismissed any involvement in the hacking. (With inputs from agencies)

The White House confirms a new breach in a Chinese cyber campaign.

The mysterious and dark hacking World worldwide criminals are constantly looking for new ways to exploit cyber security this time hackers have stolen data from the systems of several users of a popular file transfer tool and the tool that we're talking about here is move a transfer it is owned by progress software and is designed to allow Enterprises to transfer files between business partners and customers yes it's a serious case there the news is revealed by a team of U.S security researchers and it comes one day after the softwares maker disclosed that a security flaw had been discovered the exact number and identity of the impacted organizations remain unclear the Chief Information officer has chosen not to disclose these details however he said that progress software has taken prompt action to address the vulnerability.

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