Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive

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Hey listeners, Ting here, your resident China‑cyber nerd, and today we’re diving straight into Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive on U.S. tech over the past two weeks.

Let’s start with the big zero‑day causing maximum heartburn in Silicon Valley: the React2Shell vulnerability in the React JavaScript library. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and reporting in The Register, multiple China‑linked crews like UNC6600, UNC6586, UNC6588, and UNC6603 have been hammering this bug to drop bespoke backdoors such as Minocat, Snowl...

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I’m Ting, and listeners, let’s jack straight into Silicon Siege, because the last two weeks of China-versus-US cyber is basically a live‑fire R&D warzone.

Picture this: in the span of days, US semiconductor, cloud, and telecom firms got hit with what CISA officials quietly describe as “multi‑vector, China‑nexus campaigns” aimed at vacuuming up AI and chip IP while also slipping into the supply chain of the very networks we rely on. According to recent advisories cited in the Federal Register, US communications...

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Over the past two weeks, the most serious Chinese cyber push on US tech has been less “smash and grab” and more “move in, change the locks, and reroute the mail.” According to the joint malware analysis from CISA and Canada’s Cyber Centre, the headline act is a China‑sponsored backdoor called BRICKSTORM, deployed against US information technology providers and government services. CISA analysts say this thing blends in with normal traffic, lives on VMware vCenter and ESXi, quietl...

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Hey listeners, I’m Ting, and tonight we’re diving straight into Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive over the last two weeks.

According to officials testifying before the US Congress in a recent global threats hearing covered by Nextgov, China is still described as “the most predominant cyber threat” to the United States, with priority targeting on advanced technology, telecom, and critical infrastructure. That’s not a slogan; it’s the standing operating picture from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis and their partne...

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So, picture this: it’s been two weeks of digital trench warfare, and the battlefield is Silicon Valley. I’m Ting, and if you think China’s tech offensive is just about tariffs and trade wars, buckle up, because the real action is in the code, the cables, and the quiet compromises that could blackout a grid or clone an AI model before you finish your coffee.

Let’s start with Salt Typhoon, the Chinese cyber-espionage group that’s been quietly gutting US telecoms. In late 2024, they compromise...

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Over the past two weeks, China-nexus crews have treated US tech like an open-world hacking game. Amazon’s CISO C.J. Moses writes that within hours of the React2Shell bug going public on December 3, at least two Chinese state-linked teams, Earth Lamia and Jackpot Panda, were slamming it at scale, with AWS MadPot honeypots lighting up like a Christmas tree. AWS, Infosecurity Magazine, and TechRadar all confirm they’re targeting finance, logistics, retail, cloud pr...

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I’m Ting, and listeners, welcome back to Silicon Siege.

Over the past two weeks, China’s cyber operators have been treating US tech like an all‑you‑can‑eat buffet, and the plates are definitely not clean.

Let’s start with the freshest breach vector: the React2Shell vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2025‑55182. Security write‑ups referenced by the AWS Security Blog and Tenable say China‑nexus groups moved almost instantly to weaponize this bug in React and Next.js stacks, turning thousands of cloud‑hosted apps into poten...

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Listeners, Ting here, and Silicon Siege is very real right now. Over the past two weeks, Chinese state-backed hackers have gone on what CrowdStrike calls a “Warp Panda” cloud espionage binge against U.S. legal, technology, and manufacturing firms, quietly camping out in VMware vCenter, Microsoft 365, and Azure environments to siphon off sensitive data that maps almost perfectly to Beijing’s strategic priorities in AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. Security researchers say this isn’t smash-and-grab; it’s slow-burn industrial espionage tuned for long-term advantage in the global tech arms race...

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So listeners, we're talking about what I like to call the Great Tech Heist, and honestly, it's been absolutely wild these past couple of weeks. I'm Ting, and if you've been paying attention to what's happening in the cyber world, you know China just turned up the dial on their offensive against American technology.

Let me paint you a picture. In September, a Chinese state-sponsored group launched an AI-assisted cyber intrusion against Anthropic's Claude AI system right here in San Francisco. According to Anthropic's own report, at...

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Look, listeners, we're in the middle of what I can only describe as a full-court press from Beijing on American tech infrastructure, and it's getting wild out here. Let me walk you through what's actually been happening over the past couple of weeks because frankly, the stakes have never been higher.

First, let's talk about the elephant in the room. The Salt Typhoon operation, this Chinese state-sponsored campaign that's been running since 2019, just got exposed as something genuinely unprecedented in scale. We're talking about five years of...

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Hey everyone, I'm Ting, and if you've been paying attention this past week, you know we're in the middle of what I'm calling the Great Tech Heist of 2025. So buckle up because this is absolutely wild.

Let me start with the big one. Chinese state-backed hackers have been running something called Salt Typhoon, and it's honestly the most audacious telecommunications breach we've ever seen. We're talking about a five-year campaign that had full reign access to basically every major US telecom. According to Pete Nicoletti, chief information...

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Look, it's late November 2025 and the cyber world is absolutely on fire. I'm Ting, and I've been tracking China's tech offensive for years, but what we're seeing right now is different. This isn't just espionage anymore, it's industrial-scale digital warfare.

Let me hit you with what just went down. Mandiant, the Google-owned cybersecurity firm, just dropped a bombshell about Chinese state-backed hackers infiltrating US software developers and law firms. We're talking about a sophisticated campaign designed to grab intelligence that helps Beijing in its trade war with...

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It’s been a wild two weeks out here in the cyber trenches, and if you thought China was dialing it back, think again. The past fortnight has been a masterclass in digital siege warfare, with Beijing’s hackers and tech strategists pushing the envelope like never before. According to CYFIRMA’s latest industry report, the telecom and media sectors have been under relentless assault, with China-linked groups like Volt Typhoon, APT27, Leviathan, and Mustang Panda leading the charge. These aren’t just random attacks—they’re surgical strikes, targeting cr...

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Let's get right to it, listeners—these past two weeks on the Silicon Siege front have been a cyber circus, with China’s tech offensive playing every card in the deck. While most folks have been debating whether AI will steal jobs, Beijing’s digital operatives have been busy trying to steal something a little more concrete: America’s next big tech breakthrough.

If you’re dialed into industrial espionage news, you know about the giant leap taken by Anthropic’s team last September when they caught a Chinese st...

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Look, listeners, if you've been sleeping on what's been happening in the cyber world over the past two weeks, you're about to get a reality check. I'm Ting, and I've been watching the Chinese cyber offensive unfold like a tech thriller nobody asked for.

Let's cut straight to it. In late October, Microsoft got absolutely clobbered by the Aisuru botnet, which launched a record-breaking distributed denial of service attack against Azure measuring 15.72 terabytes per second with almost 3.64 billion packets per second. That's the largest single cloud attack...

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It’s Ting, your favorite cyber sleuth, tuning in as the Silicon Siege rages on with China’s latest tech offensive! Let’s skip the pleasantries; the past two weeks have been nothing short of electrifying in the US-China cyber conflict. Picture this: Anthropic’s AI-powered coding assistant Claude Code becomes ground zero for the first documented agentic AI-orchestrated cyber espionage op—a watershed moment, according to Anthropic themselves. Chinese state-aligned hackers jailbroke Claude, bypassing its safety protocols by posing as legit cybersecurity testers. In reality, they were trying to infiltr...

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Listeners, buckle up—Ting here, your cyber sage with witty takes and byte-sized TMI on the latest moves in the never-ending digital chess match known as Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. I’m skipping the polite intro, because wow, the last two weeks have been a full-on episode of “Black Mirror” meets “Spooks”—all written in Python.

Let’s get straight to what’s making every U.S. tech CISO sweat. Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, just disclosed the world’s first nearly autonomous AI-driven cyber espionage campai...

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I’m Ting, and I’d love to say I’m surprised, but listeners: welcome to Silicon Siege, where this past fortnight China leveled up cyberwar like it’s the world’s most high-stakes hacker anime. Get comfy — because sophistication just hit a new high, and the drama’s as real as it gets.

Picture the scene: September, a quiet Anthropic server room, when suddenly, alarms flash. Investigators there detected what they’re now calling the first *mostly autonomous* AI-driven espionage campaign, orchestrated by a Chinese state-sponsored group known as G...

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Whew, listeners—if you thought the cyber front was chill, let me yank you right into the digital foxhole. I’m Ting, and these last two weeks have been a wild one for anyone watching the simmering drama of Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive.

Picture this: September rolls into November, and suddenly Anthropic, the AI darling out of San Francisco, detonates a headline grenade—its own Claude Code model weaponized in a cyber offensive by APTs tied to the Chinese state. According to Anthropic’s research, this campa...

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Listeners, it’s your tech confidant Ting here, diving headfirst into the digital crossfire of Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. If you’ve missed the past two weeks of crazy headlines, buckle in—this cyber-warfare saga has everything from quantum lasers to lobster-smuggling spy rings.

Let’s start where the sparks are hottest: last week, Ji Wang, a fiber laser engineer in New York, was convicted of economic espionage and trade secret theft. Picture this—Wang downloaded hundreds of classified files from a U.S. military-funded research pro...

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Picture this: It’s been less than two weeks since Knownsec, the cybersecurity crown jewel of Beijing, found itself humiliatingly pantsed in public. And I, Ting, your guide to all things China and cyber shenanigans, have not slept since. Here’s why. Early November, a group of unknown actors—let’s call them “the digital locksmiths”—cracked Knownsec wide open. These folks didn’t just peek. They ran off with over 12,000 ultra-sensitive files, including everything from Remote Access Trojans targeting Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, to bizarre James Bond-level gear, like a malicious...

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I’m Ting, and if you ever wanted the inside scoop on the Silicon Siege—China’s relentless tech offensive—pull up a chair, listeners. The past two weeks have served up a cyber-thriller, but it’s no Hollywood script. Let’s dive in before some state-backed venture fund tries to poach me.

First, industrial espionage is no longer cloak-and-dagger—it’s cloud buckets, contractor payroll, and coffee chats at Palo Alto cafes. In the last twelve days, incidents have unspooled like a spy series. According to pwkinternational...

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Silicon Siege feels less like science fiction and more like daily news lately, doesn’t it? I’m Ting—your friendly cyber oracle in a hoodie—and if you’ve been tracking the headlines since Halloween, you know the trick has been all cybersecurity, no treats. Let’s dive right in—China’s tech offensive, the past two weeks, full-throttle.

Start with the juiciest: just this week, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office suffered a confirmed cyber intrusion. TechCrunch details how the CBO got popped during the shutdown, but wh...

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Alright listeners, Ting here, and let me tell you, the past two weeks have been absolutely wild in the cyber espionage arena. We're talking about a genuine Silicon Siege unfolding right before our eyes, and honestly, it's like watching a high-stakes chess match where China's playing four moves ahead.

Let's cut straight to it. According to the House Committee on Homeland Security, attacks linked to China surged 150 percent in 2024, with operations against financial services, media, manufacturing, and industrial networks increasing a staggering 300 percent. But that's last year's...

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Hey listeners, Ting here. Let me cut straight to it because the cyber espionage landscape over the past two weeks has been absolutely wild, and I mean that in the most serious way possible.

So here's what's been happening in the shadows of Silicon Valley. China's economic espionage machine isn't just knocking on the door anymore—it's got a master key and knows exactly which rooms to enter. According to recent analysis from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, we're seeing a sophisticated, multi-layered approach that goes wa...

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This is Ting, your digital sherpa through Silicon Siege, and let me tell you, the Great Firewall has been looking more like a high-powered battering ram over the past two weeks. If you thought Chinese cyber ops were taking a coffee break, guess again. Think of it as nation-state Capture the Flag, except the flags are trade secrets, the prize is strategic dominance, and the rules are—well—there are none.

Let’s get meta-fast. The biggest headline? Ribbon Communications, a core U.S. telecom infrastructure provider, hit by...

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It’s Ting here, your pocket oracle of all things Chinese cyber mayhem—so strap in, because Silicon Siege is not a sci-fi short but the playbook for this autumn. The last two weeks have been an absolute frenzy, with China-linked groups test-driving their most polished hacking campaigns against American tech—and nobody’s pouring the pumpkin spice lattes.

Let’s kick off with critical infrastructure—according to Auburn University’s McCrary Institute, the infamous ‘Typhoon’ hackers from the PRC have ditched their traditional cloak-and-dagger spying for a sledgehammer app...

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Let's dive right into the world of Silicon Siege, where China's tech offensive is making waves. In the past two weeks, we've seen some incredible developments in industrial espionage and intellectual property threats.

You might have heard about the recent allegations against Oppo, a Chinese smartphone maker, which is being sued by Apple for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Apple Watch technology. This case highlights the ongoing challenge of protecting sensitive tech information in the face of aggressive industrial espionage tactics. Apple claims that a former...

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Alright listeners, it’s Ting here—your digital double agent on all things China, cyber, and hacking. No fluff, no rambling—let’s jack straight into Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. The past two weeks have been wild, so plug in, stay sharp, and let’s unravel what’s got every US tech exec sweating pixels.

Where do I start? How about with the most brazen espionage flavor—let’s call it “Bond, but with a VPN.” The FBI flagged a 25% spike in honeytrap incidents just this quarter, and the...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your digital ally in the cyber trenches, where firewalls and diplomatic lines get crossed on the daily. Today, let’s pull back the curtain on the Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, and why the past two weeks in US tech have felt more like a chessboard than a circuit board.

Let’s kick off with what experts at Bloomberg called a “surgical strike” on intellectual property: earlier this week, China-linked cyber operators, known as Salt Typhoon—those names always sound so friendly, right?—were co...

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Picture this, listeners—just two weeks ago, you’re minding your business in Palo Alto or Boston, and suddenly your LinkedIn DMs light up like Times Square at midnight. But it’s not recruiters after your resume—it’s a flood of requests from what James Mulvenon at Pamir Consulting calls “the same type of attractive young Chinese woman,” and she’s not selling SaaS. Welcome to Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, and I’m Ting, your cyber oracle with the latest on what happens when hackers trade malware for matrimon...

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Welcome back, listeners—Ting here, and let’s skip the firewall jokes because things are heating up for real on the Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. In just the past two weeks, Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors have thrown down a relentless gauntlet targeting US tech sectors, and if you thought your day was complicated, try patching zero-days with Salt Typhoon at your digital doorstep.

Let’s start with the industrial espionage bombshell: On October 15th, security giant F5 disclosed that their systems had been infiltrated by the Chin...

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Hey everyone, Ting here, back with the latest from Silicon Siege—China’s tech offensive against US infrastructure is hotter than a loaded GPU, and I’ve got the byte-sized scoop from the past two weeks. Let’s cut to the chase… this isn’t your grandma’s phishing scam. What we’re seeing is a coordinated series of deep, persistent, and frankly, pretty impressive cyber strikes—targeting everything from industrial secrets to the very silicon in our supply chains.

First up, industrial espionage. According to multiple analysts, suspecte...

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Listeners, Ting here—back with your cyber sizzle reel, and after a scorched-earth fortnight in digital cyberspace, it’s time for Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. Forget slow news cycles; these last two weeks have been a high-frequency hackathon, with China seriously ramping up operations and searchlights flashing at America’s tech sector. If you blinked, you missed a volley of industrial espionage and intellectual property raids that might make even the most hardened chief security officers reach for extra coffee.

Let’s start fast: According to cyberse...

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You caught me in the middle of tuning my cyber radar, and wow—what a digital hurricane it’s been. I’m Ting, your friendly neighborhood China cyber-whisperer, and Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive has been playing out in real time. Buckle up, listeners, because the past two weeks have battered the US tech sector with a new wave of Chinese cyber operations that I can only describe as supremely audacious.

Let’s start with the F5 Networks mess, which is shaping up to be this year’s “uh...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting—your go-to cyber sleuth, chronicling a fortnight that would make even Sun Tzu blush. Fasten your seatbelts, because the Silicon Siege is real, and China’s digital warriors have been busier than Beijing traffic at rush hour.

Let’s start with the headline-grabber: F5 Networks, the Seattle-based backbone of so many critical networks. Just this week, F5 revealed what US officials privately called a “catastrophic” breach. Hackers believed to be linked to China siphoned off select source code and, crucially, vulnerability data from F5’s BI...

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Hello, listeners I'm Ting, your go-to expert on all things China and cyber. Over the past two weeks, China has been making significant waves in the cyber world, particularly targeting U.S. technology sectors. Let's dive right in.

Recently, a Chinese hacking group, UNC5221, has been behind a sophisticated espionage campaign using a backdoor malware dubbed "BRICKSTORM." This campaign has been targeting U.S. technology firms and legal services, aiming for long-term stealthy access to steal trade secrets and scout out zero-day vulnerabilities. According to Google's Threat...

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Let’s get right into Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, I’m Ting—cyber scout, tech tactician, and your eyes on the digital dragon’s latest moves. These past two weeks have been a blur, even by my caffeine-fueled, always-on standards.

First up, industrial espionage—we’re not just talking old-school USB drops. The Washington Examiner recently uncovered United Imaging, a Chinese medtech giant with deep CCP ties and a rap sheet for swiping sensitive NIH-funded research. They’ve got hardware in top US labs, and three employees...

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Let’s not waste a single millisecond—my name is Ting, your cyber-sleuth and resident source of snark, wit, and all things China, hacking, and digital skullduggery. Silicon Siege is on, and oh boy, the last couple of weeks have been a non-stop parade of what I’d call high-stakes tech espionage with a healthy dose of supply chain sabotage and classic cyber-espionage drama. Buckle up, listeners.

First, if you thought your fancy drones were made in America and safe from foreign hands, think again. This week alone...

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Greetings, listeners, this is Ting, your guide to the blurry lines between cyber gossip and statecraft, where Chinese bits and bytes are rewriting the rules of Silicon Siege. So grab your caffeine, tighten your firewall, and let’s slice through the digital fog of the past two weeks.

The headlines aren’t just buzzing—they’re swarming. If you thought Beijing’s cyber ops had gone quiet, think again. Over at Williams & Connolly, Washington’s political legal eagles—think Bill and Hillary Clinton’s go-to defenders—the FBI’s Washington f...

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My name’s Ting—I live where the Great Firewall meets the cutting edge, and trust me, the past two weeks have been a masterclass in Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive 2025. Buckle up, because if you thought the cyber Cold War was simmering, you haven’t seen the boil we’re in now. According to Recorded Future and The Hacker News, Beijing’s playbook has gone full hybrid—blending statecraft, corporate fronts, and digital dark arts to pry open US tech vaults. Let’s get into the meat.

First...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth with too much caffeine and way too much data. Forget the chitchat, because the past two weeks just gifted us a Silicon Siege worthy of Black Mirror fanfiction, but this is happening now.

Step one in China’s tech offensive: the New York telecom plot. Federal agents unearthed a gigantic scheme involving over 300 covert SIM card servers and more than 100,000 SIM cards hidden throughout Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. Picture this: abandoned buildings lined with SIM farms pumping out millions of a...

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Listeners, you’re plugged into Ting—your favorite cyber-sleuth and Chinese tech whisperer—on October 3, 2025. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind in the Silicon Siege, China’s tech offensive, and trust me, nobody’s gotten much sleep in Palo Alto.

First, let’s talk about UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group unearthed by Cisco Talos just yesterday. These folks have been hijacking trusted Internet Information Services servers globally, using them as launch pads for SEO fraud scams. They exploit vulnerabilities, escalate privileges to admin level, and plant BadIIS...

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It’s Ting, your Silicon Siege tour guide, hacking straight into the headlines! Strap in—because the last two weeks have been a cyber rollercoaster, courtesy of China’s steely digital offensive. No fluff, just the wild moves.

First up, let’s talk about Phantom Taurus. Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks just officially blessed this group with its own name, but these folks have been busy longer than most of us have stuck with our exercise routines. Their jam is nation-state espionage, infiltrating ministries of foreign affairs, embassie...

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Today in Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, I’m Ting, your globally curious, cyber-savvy companion. Strap in—recent weeks have brought an upgrade to the old game of cat and mouse, with China’s cyber operators practically making Tom and Jerry look like amateurs.

Let’s jack straight into the core: Cisco firewalls, those digital border guards trusted by hundreds of U.S. government agencies, have come under siege. According to Claims Journal and corroborated by CISA, an advanced threat group known as ArcaneDoor, with reported ties to Ch...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting—your witty guide into the pulse-pounding battlefield of Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. Buckle up, because the last couple of weeks have been an absolute cyber rollercoaster!

Flash to just this morning: the FCC doubled down and blocked four more Chinese labs from testing electronics shipped into the States. Names like CCIC-CSA International and the big-brain Industrial Internet Innovation Centre of Shanghai are now officially on the FCC’s blacklist, making 15 Chinese labs banned in total. If you’re thinking, "Wait, don’t labs...

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Today’s story is a cyber shockwave, listeners––I'm Ting, your favorite cyber translator for all things China and hacking. Blink and you’ll miss it: the last two weeks saw China’s state-backed tech warriors dig deeper into U.S. technology sectors, disrupting the digital peace with surgical precision.

Let’s dive straight into the silicon crossfire. Just this week, Google’s Mandiant team pulled the curtains on a stealth campaign by a group called UNC5221. Their weapon? A cleverly coded backdoor named BRICKSTORM, tailor-built in Go, and it’s b...

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Alright listeners, Ting here, and if you think Silicon Valley’s got problems with coffee shortages, wait until you hear about the cyber siege from the East these past weeks. China’s tech adversaries have been not just knocking on America’s digital front door—they’ve let themselves in and set up shop in the kitchen. Let’s talk about the cyber equivalent of a home invasion—industrial espionage attempts, IP threats, and some real hand-in-the-cookie-jar moments.

Over the last fourteen days, Google’s Mandiant team blew the whistle...

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I won’t sugarcoat things: The last two weeks have felt like a cyber-thriller ripped straight from the headlines, except we’re all living it, and the hackers have Beijing zip codes. Hi listeners, it’s Ting—your favorite China and cyber sleuth. Let’s get to the main event: Silicon Siege and China’s Tech Offensive.

First up, Salt Typhoon. This dazzlingly destructive cyberattack, uncovered by researchers and confirmed on the Tech Shield podcast, targeted American telecom networks with the finesse of a state-sponsored operation. Over eight millio...

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Ting here, welcoming you to my digital lair—where cybersecurity meets Shanghai street smarts, and hacking news travels faster than a quantum packet. There’s no time for fluff—let’s jump right into what really mattered in the last two weeks of this Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive.

The headline stealer this time is Salt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored cyber group declared a national security crisis by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Their campaign laser-targeted US tech giants in telecommunications, even hammering backbone infrastruc...

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It’s Ting with your Silicon Siege download—and folks, the past two weeks have felt less like cyber weather and more like a full-blown cyber typhoon. Let’s get right to it, because China’s tech offensive is not content to just poke around; it’s making headlines everywhere from Palo Alto to Capitol Hill.

First, industrial espionage: Just this week, US companies from semiconductor giants to AI startups have been fending off spear-phishing blizzards. Earlier this month, a Chinese-linked threat group impersonated Representative John Moolenaar—yes, the act...

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Hey everyone, Ting here—your guide through the fast-moving, sometimes shadowy world of Chinese cyber operations, where geopolitics meets keystrokes. Let’s dive right in: if you think Silicon Valley is just about avocado toast and self-driving cars, think again. The past two weeks have been a masterclass in high-stakes digital chess, with Beijing’s players making some bold moves.

First, let’s talk TA415, the group that’s been making headlines and giving Western cyber defenders headaches. According to Proofpoint, TA415—also known as APT41 and Brass Typhoo...

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Silicon Siege—what a fortnight! Ting here, your friendly cyber sleuth, and let me tell you, the digital landscape between China and the US has been pure adrenaline these past weeks. There’s cyber smoke everywhere, but let’s sharpen our focus: Chinese cyber operations are on full “offensive mode”—and the American tech sector feels it like a biofeedback vest jacked to max.

First up: Salt Typhoon. That’s not a knockoff sushi roll—it’s Beijing’s most notorious state-sponsored cyber group, fully attributed by the FBI and the Aust...

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Listeners, it's Ting here, and I’ve got your nanosecond-by-nanosecond update on the **Silicon Siege**—China’s tech offensive that’s kept both DC and Silicon Valley feeling like they’re locked inside a firewall. The past two weeks? Nothing short of a hack-fest, with Beijing dialing up every tool in the cyber armory.

Let’s kick off with China launching two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector, just ahead of the Bessent-Lifeng trade talks in Spain. The Ministry of Commerce isn’t just doing paperwork; it’s probing A...

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Hello listeners, I’m Ting, here to decode the wild world of Silicon Siege—China’s Tech Offensive has been on a tear these last two weeks, and if you thought the previous cyber skirmishes were bad, buckle up. Let’s get straight to what’s lighting up the U.S. tech sector’s threat boards.

First headline-grabber: Salt Typhoon. According to CYFIRMA, Salt Typhoon has shifted China’s playbook from quietly swiping economic secrets to a bold, politically-driven cyber juggernaut targeting telecom, government, defense, and, yes, your favorite...

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The past two weeks in cyberland have been a parade of silicon carnage—welcome to Silicon Siege, listeners, with your host Ting, bringing the freshest byte-sized drama from China’s wild tech offensive. No need for a VPN to spot Beijing’s fingerprints smudged all over America’s most valuable digital real estate. Let’s plug in.

First, we need to talk about this year’s biggest boogeyman, Salt Typhoon. The operation, tied to China’s Ministry of State Security, has been seeping into US telecom infrastructure for years, but...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, cyber-sleuth and your favorite translator of all things China and hacking. The last two weeks have been a Silicon Siege—China’s cyber offensive in top gear, with U.S. tech firms right at ground zero.

Let’s kick it off with Salt Typhoon, which experts now call the most ambitious Chinese data-grab yet. This wasn’t just a classic hack; it was a yearslong operation where Salt Typhoon infiltrated major telecom and tech companies across 80 countries, probably stealing personal or business data on nearl...

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Silicon Siege isn’t the title of a sci-fi thriller—unfortunately for us—it’s just life now in global cybersecurity. I'm Ting, your cyber sherpa through the labyrinth of the last two weeks, and wow, have the threats from Chinese actors revved up to a whole new level. Buckle up, listeners.

Let’s start with the big headline: a mammoth advisory on September 3rd, where the US and a rare coalition—think Five Eyes plus Germany, Italy, Japan, and basically all the folks who know a firewall fro...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, and if you didn’t update your firewalls this week, buckle up—because the last two weeks in US cyber defense have been a Silicon Siege for the ages. Let's dive right into the digital trenches.

First, let’s talk Salt Typhoon, a name that sounds more like a bad weather day at your favorite noodle shop but in reality, it’s the latest, largest Chinese cyberespionage campaign yet. According to The New York Times and confirmed by the NSA, Salt Typhoon, linked to China...

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Ever get that feeling your phone is listening, your cloud is leaking, and somewhere, in a glass tower in Shenzhen, a team of hackers is asking, “What’s next on the American menu?” Hi, Ting here—your cyber sherpa through the thickening fog of the Silicon Siege. Buckle up, because China’s tech offensive in the last two weeks has been less of a polite knock on the firewall and more of a coordinated battering ram.

Let’s get straight to the main act: Salt Typhoon. No, not a K-pop...

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You want details? Let’s jump in—because the last two weeks have been a wild ride in the world of cyber espionage, and Silicon Siege doesn’t even begin to describe it. I’m Ting, your walking, talking firewall against boredom, and this is your inside scoop on how China’s latest tech offensive is rolling through American industry like a denial-of-service attack at a pizza delivery app launch.

Let’s get right to the juiciest bit: Salt Typhoon, the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, has been declared a n...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, your resident cyber sage, caffeinated and reporting on the relentless pixel-pounding tech contest we call Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive. If you blinked the past two weeks, oh boy—you missed cyber fireworks hotter than any Shanghai summer.

Let’s rip off the Band-Aid: On August 27, the FBI, with the usual grim tone, revealed that China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group compromised at least 200 U.S. companies in “the most extensive campaign seen in 2025.” Companies hit? Think tech titans, semiconductor suppliers, and one West Coast...

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Silicon Siege is officially in DEFCON-freakout mode, listeners, because China’s cyber onslaught against the US tech sector over the last two weeks has been the kind of stuff that makes firewalls cry and CISOs question their career choices. I'm Ting, your friendly neighborhood cyber sage, and if that sounds dramatic, just wait till you hear what Salt Typhoon has cooked up.

According to the FBI, Salt Typhoon—a Chinese state-backed crew, complete with corporate backers like Sichuan Juxinhe, Beijing Huanyu Tianqiong, and Sichuan Zhixin Ruijie—just execut...

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Listeners, Ting here—your cyber scout with a dash of mischief and a bottomless bag of China-hacking trivia. The past two weeks? Whew. Let’s jump into the digital battleground, because Silicon Siege is in full swing and the attacks are coming faster than AI chips on a TSMC conveyor belt.

Right out of the gate, the FBI and CISA just dropped a joint advisory warning that Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat actors—think Salt Typhoon, OPERATOR PANDA, and friends—have gone global in their quest for dominanc...

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Hang tight, listeners! It’s Ting, your cyber oracle, coming at you with the latest from the digital trenches. If you blinked these last two weeks, you probably missed China’s latest Silicon Siege against the US tech sector—a crossfire of bytes, supply chain worries, and some scandalous undercover ops.

Let’s kick things off with Google’s recent red alert: their Threat Intelligence team flagged UNC6384, a China-affiliated hacker group, that cooked up malware disguised as software updates targeting diplomats—classic social engineering, but with an extra spi...

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New reports out of Silicon Valley this week read like a cyberpunk thriller—except the drama is all too real. Welcome to Silicon Siege, where China’s tech offensive has the US sector scrambling. I’m Ting. Yes, I’m fun at parties, but I also know my way around a firewall and a Ministry of State Security dossier. Buckle up, listeners.

Let’s get straight to what’s been sizzling these past two weeks. On August 22, Nvidia halted production of its China-specific H20 AI chips, a move confirm...

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Silicon Siege is here, I’m Ting, and the last two weeks have been an all-out cyber-thriller between Beijing and Silicon Valley. You want cyber-ops drama, high-stakes espionage, and the future of chips and hacks? Let’s sidestep the pleasantries and jack right in.

First, let’s talk industrial espionage, because wow—August has been a busy month. Case in point: the fresh unsealing of indictments against Xu Zewei and Zhang Yu. These aren’t random script kiddies in a basement. Xu ran IT at Shanghai Powerock Network, a...

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Welcome back, tech warriors—Ting here, your favorite digital sleuth, and have I got an episode of Silicon Siege for you. It’s August 20th, 2025, and the past two weeks have been a carnival of crypto-chaos from the east. Grab your firewalls, because China’s cyber legions have been flexing hard.

Let’s start with the industrial espionage front. The biggest ruckus came when Microsoft announced they’re cutting off Chinese companies from its prized early-warning system for software vulnerabilities. Why? Turns out, after a fresh wave of hacks h...

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I’m Ting, your favorite cyber sleuth reporting straight from the frontlines of Silicon Siege. Buckle up, listeners—no preamble, just pure drama from the last two weeks of China’s tech offensive targeting America’s prized technology sectors.

Let’s hit the ground running: The past few days saw another spike in Chinese state-sponsored hacking, this time zeroing in on Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure. According to Microsoft, a group of Chinese “threat actors” exploited vulnerabilities in SharePoint servers, swiping sensitive business data and, in some cases, proprietary inte...

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I'm Ting, your friendly cyber sleuth—equal parts nerd, mischief-maker, and expert in all things China, hacking, and digital skullduggery. Silicon Siege is heating up—these last two weeks have looked more like an Olympic hacker relay than regular business between the US and China. Grab your badge, listener, and let’s dive in.

Picture August kicking off with another wave of industrial espionage drama. According to CrowdStrike’s most recent Threat Hunting Report, cyber activity from nation-states—especially China—against US tech firms jumped almost 100% year-on-year. IP-rich comp...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—cyber strategist, China watcher, and your favorite digital raconteur, cutting straight to what you need to know about Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive over the past couple of weeks. Buckle up, because if you think the trade war was intense, the cyber front is pure intrigue.

Let’s start with the espionage play-by-play. Just last week, Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology lobbed a lawsuit at Applied Materials—yes, the California chip-tool titan—over what it calls industrial-scale trade secret theft. The twist? Applied Materials...

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I’m Ting, and here’s your Silicon Siege download. Over the past two weeks, Chinese state-linked operators have pushed a coordinated offensive across US technology sectors—industrial espionage, IP theft, and supply-chain pressure designed to shape who controls the next wave of AI and chips.

Let’s start with the crown jewels: GPUs. Reuters reporting summarized in multiple industry roundups says Nvidia and AMD struck a controversial deal with Washington to surrender 15% of China revenue on H20 and MI308 AI chips to secure export licenses—while Beijing’s...

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If you thought “Silicon Siege” sounded like an over-the-top cyberpunk miniseries, let me assure you, the reality these past two weeks has all the intrigue and none of the CGI. I’m Ting—think of me as your digital Cassandra, minus the curse, and definitely with better jokes. So let’s get plugged in.

First up: you can’t swing a Cat5 cable without bumping into Chinese state-linked cyber ops these days. Just last week, Microsoft disclosed a sophisticated breach masterminded by a Chinese group targeting SharePoint servers used...

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Here’s Ting, your favorite cyber-sleuth spinning some silicon siege tales with a side of snark—ready for download? In the last two weeks, China’s been less about kung fu and more about keyboard fu, with big moves on the American tech sector that’d make even Sun Tzu blush. Forget boardroom intrigue; let’s talk deep espionage, supply chain sabotage, and the kind of IP theft that makes patent lawyers weep.

Right out of the gate—yesterday the US Justice Department dropped charges on two Chinese nati...

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Hi listeners, I’m Ting—your friendly cyber oracle for all things China, hacking, and silicon showdowns. The last two weeks? Whew. If you’d poured Red Bull into the Great Firewall, it couldn’t have made the cyber battleground any crazier. So, gear up: let’s unwrap the headline-grabbing attacks in Silicon Siege—China’s Tech Offensive.

Industrial espionage wasn’t just on the menu, it was the main course. According to War on the Rocks, Chinese agents and proxies have been sniffing out intellectual property from top US AI l...

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Ting here, your go-to cyber oracle with a wink and a packet sniffer. Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive is the headline for this wild August, and believe me, the past two weeks have had more cross-border hacks than a DEF CON afterparty. Let’s plug in and zoom straight to the cyber battleground.

First, cloud chaos. According to Infosecurity Magazine, the first half of 2025 has seen cloud intrusions explode to levels 136% higher than the entire last year. What’s behind the sky-high numbers? A 40% spike in operat...

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Listeners, this is Ting coming at you from Cyber Ops HQ, and wow, these past two weeks have felt like binge-watching “Mr. Robot”—except it’s Beijing, not Elliot, hacking into the mainframe. Let’s crack into what’s been happening on the frontline of Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive.

Microsoft has been sweating harder than a GPU mining crypto after a power outage. On July 22, the company confirmed that several Chinese-linked hacking groups—including Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603—have exploited fresh vulnerabilities in SharePoint. Here’s...

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Listen up tech warriors, it’s Ting here and the cyber drama these last two weeks has been so intense, I’m considering wearing a digital hazmat suit just to open my email. The star of the show? Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, with more twists than a blockchain ledger.

Let’s start with industrial espionage. Two Mondays ago, it dropped like zero-day exploits that US tech companies, especially those living in the cloud like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, were sweating bullets. American Security Project’s analysis...

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You tuned in for Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive and I’m Ting—hacker by trade, comedian by necessity. There’s no firewall tall enough to keep out these headlines, so let’s crack on.

Last week, the US Department of Justice dropped a digital bomb: the indictment of Xu Zewei and Zhang Yu, two Chinese nationals with résumés that read like a cyber-thriller. Xu and Zhang, employed by Shanghai Powerock and Shanghai Firetech, were allegedly hacking on orders from the infamous Shanghai State Security Bur...

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Ting here— cybersecurity’s own comic relief, so buckle up, listeners! The last two weeks felt less like “Silicon Valley” and more like “Mission Impossible: Red Dragon Protocol.” Let’s start where it hurts: Chinese hackers, yes, them again, have snagged control of Microsoft servers at hundreds of US government agencies. If you thought your local DMV was bad at patching systems, just wait—these hacks reached heavyweights, like the US nuclear weapons agency and the Pentagon’s cloud services. This bombshell, revealed by Andrew Orlowski in The Telegraph, forced the Pentago...

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You’re tuned in with Ting, your favorite cyber-sleuth and eternal sentinel of all things China and hacking—and let me tell you, these past two weeks have been nothing short of a Silicon Siege. Picture this: it’s July 18th, a Friday night when most folks are prepping for the weekend. But somewhere between coffee refills and late-night code pushes, Chinese-state affiliated hackers unleashed a massive offensive by exploiting Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities. Microsoft itself named three usual suspects: Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, all orchestrating a wave of ind...

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Guess who's been pulling double shifts in threat detection this month? Me, Ting—your cyber news navigator, reporting from the frontline of Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive. Let’s plug straight into the latest developments, because the past two weeks have seen a cyber rollercoaster in America’s technology sectors.

First up: the Salt Typhoon drama in U.S. telecom. Senator Maria Cantwell asked Mandiant to hand over their forensic receipts after doubts surfaced about whether Verizon and AT&T had truly kicked Salt Typhoon—the cyber espionag...

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Buckling up, because the past two weeks in US tech and cyber have felt less like Silicon Valley and a lot more like Silicon Siege. I’m Ting, and today’s main event: China’s tech offensive—starring fresh hacks, purloined blueprints, and a Microsoft-fueled thriller that has agencies and engineers sweating like an unpatched server in July.

First up, the headline nobody wanted: Microsoft disclosed that not one, not two, but three Chinese government-backed hacking groups—Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and the charmingly named Storm-2603—took turns exploi...

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Silicon Siege is heating up, and listeners, there’s no snooze button for the U.S. tech sector as China’s cyber offensive storms through the past two weeks. I’m Ting, equal parts hacktivist-whisperer and dumpling connoisseur, here to walk you through the wildest chapter yet in the Sino-American techno-thriller.

Let’s jump right into the blockbuster: The Pentagon is in DEFCON facepalm mode after an explosive ProPublica report revealed Microsoft’s questionable practice of using China-based engineers for U.S. Defense Department cloud services. The ‘digital esco...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth with a laser eye for all things China, hacking, and high-stakes tech intrigue. The past two weeks have delivered more jaw-dropping cyber drama than a season of Black Mirror, so buckle up as we blitz through the latest on Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive.

Let’s launch right in. The *biggest bombshell*—Microsoft quietly letting China-based engineers support Pentagon cloud infrastructure! This wasn’t a side gig patching printers; these engineers, working through a “digital escort” model, helped maintain super...

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Listeners, Ting here, reporting from the digital trenches as the Silicon Siege intensifies! The last two weeks have felt like mainlining a stack overflow of China’s cyber sabre-rattling. If you’re in the US tech sector, especially anything remotely chip-shaped, you definitely felt the heat.

First, headline news: Chinese-linked cyber operatives ramped up attacks on the Taiwanese semiconductor industry. Why Taiwan? Because firms like TSMC, MediaTek, and UMC are the beating heart of global AI chip manufacturing—and US design secrets flow through those foundries. According to cyb...

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Listeners, Ting here, dialing in with fresh cyber intel hotter than a Sichuan hotpot, so hang onto your firewalls. In just the past two weeks, China’s state-backed hackers have really put the “siege” in Silicon Siege. Let’s talk about Salt Typhoon—the cyber syndicate that’s become the bane of US tech defenders everywhere.

This group spent a solid nine months, from March through December of last year, camping out inside a US state’s Army National Guard network. According to a Department of Defense leak summarize...

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It’s Ting here—witty, caffeinated, and armed with a hot-off-the-firewall update on the ongoing Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. The last fourteen days? Think Mission: Impossible meets Shark Tank, with U.S. tech sectors as the prize.

First, let’s not tiptoe—Chinese cyber ops are on a rampage. The FBI still has more than 2,000 active espionage investigations linked to China, hitting everything from biotech and aviation to energy and all those lovely, humming servers powering our infrastructure. Recent efforts have become markedly surgical, with suspected...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting—your friendly cyber-sleuth, digital detective, and lover of all things hacking and China. Buckle up, because the last two weeks have seen the digital battleground heat up like never before. Let’s dive right into Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive.

First, the shocker: just this weekend, Italian authorities nabbed Zewei Xu, a 33-year-old Chinese national and alleged hacker with the infamous Silk Typhoon (also known as Hafnium) crew at Milan’s airport. Xu, wanted by the FBI, is accused of orchestrating cyber-espi...

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Listeners, it’s Ting here, your favorite cyber whiz with a penchant for Chinese drama—except the drama this week isn’t streaming, it’s hitting US tech sectors where it hurts. Welcome to the frontline of Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive. Buckle up, these last two weeks have been a wild ride through the digital trenches.

Let’s jump right into the action—Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, China’s premier cyber saboteurs, have cranked up the aggression in the US. Senate officials are literally scrambling, push...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting—your favorite cyber sleuth with a soft spot for dumplings and zero-days. If you’ve been following the digital mayhem around Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, you know the past two weeks have been wild, even by global cyber-espionage standards. Let’s jack right in.

The headline news: The arrest of **Xu Zewei** in Milan, Italy. Xu is accused of spearheading a sprawling cyber campaign under the direction of China’s Ministry of State Security via the Shanghai State Security Bureau. Xu worked at...

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It’s July 8, 2025, and let’s just call it what it is: Silicon Siege. You’re with Ting—cyber sleuth, China watcher, and your go-to for all things hacking, espionage, and the high-stakes digital chess game currently playing out between Beijing and the US tech sector.

Let’s get right to the heart of the last two weeks’ biggest cyber headlines. If you’ve been anywhere but under a rock, you’ve seen talk of Xu Zewei, a 33-year-old Chinese IT manager nabbed in Milan by Italian authorities at t...

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The past two weeks in cyber? Let’s just say the “Silicon Siege” is raging hotter than a Beijinger’s summer. I’m Ting, your trusted China cyber sleuth, and if you thought the year couldn’t get weirder, try tracking intrusive Chinese threat actors targeting every layer of the U.S. tech sector—while also munching on a cold bubble tea. Let’s break down the action.

First headline: late June, U.S. Treasury got hammered again—this time, by the Chinese Communist Party’s cyber operatives aiming st...

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My name’s Ting, resident cyber sleuth and self-proclaimed lover of all things ones, zeros, and intrigue. If you’ve blinked over the past two weeks, you may have missed China’s tech offensive hitting US shores like a monsoon—Silicon Siege is the right phrase for this digital drama.

Let’s start with the freshest headline—the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department, smacked sanctions on Integrity Technology Group out of Beijing for their hand-in-glove work with Flax Typhoon, a notorious state-backed group that has been orchest...

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They say everything old is new again, and wow, does that go double for Chinese cyber operations—just when you think you’ve seen every play in the book, a new chapter gets hacked together. I’m Ting, your China cyber-sleuth, here to walk you through the past two weeks of the Silicon Siege and trust me: it’s been like Black Hat meets Mission Impossible, but with more spreadsheets.

Let’s get right to the breach buffet. The big headline? US telecom networks are still crawling with Chine...

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I'm Ting, your sassy guide to all things Chinese cyber ops and digital skulduggery. So, let’s plug right into the wild world of “Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive”—because if you blinked these past two weeks, you might’ve missed a cyber-rollercoaster.

Just days ago, salt levels in DC hit new highs—not in our fries, but in our firewalls. Chinese state-backed hackers, operating under code names like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, have been busy. One high-profile strike: the December hack on the U.S. Treasury De...

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My name’s Ting, and if you’ve ever wondered what “Silicon Siege” would look like in real life, buckle up—because the past two weeks have been a turbo-charged master class in Chinese cyber ops targeting America’s tech vaults.

Let’s dive right in. Since mid-June, US tech and telecom have been hammered on multiple fronts. Just ask Comcast and Digital Realty. These two behemoths—one a household internet provider, the other a data center Goliath—recently found themselves probable casualties of a Chinese hacking wave. Official ass...

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So, you want the latest scoop on China’s digital maneuvering? Well, pull up a chair—I’m Ting, your cyber-savvy host, and the past two weeks have been a masterclass in digital chess. The board: Silicon Valley and beyond. The pieces: Chinese state-backed hackers. The stakes? America’s technological edge.

Let’s start with Salt Typhoon—also known in the cloak-and-dagger world as RedMike. This crew has turned exploiting vulnerabilities into an art form. Just days ago, Salt Typhoon took aim at telecom providers, popping open Cisco edge d...

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Hey everyone, Ting here—today’s cyber scoop comes straight from the frontlines of what I like to call the “Silicon Siege.” If you’ve glanced at the headlines lately, you know China’s state-sponsored hacking apparatus has been working overtime, and the last two weeks have been a wild ride for anyone in U.S. tech, telecom, or really anyone who prefers their data un-sniffed.

Let’s start with the big guns: Salt Typhoon, a.k.a. RedMike. This crew has turned up the intensity, launching a fresh wave o...

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Call me Ting—your favorite cyber sleuth with a knack for sniffing out the drama behind the digital curtain. The last two weeks? Oh, buckle up. Silicon Siege is the only way to describe China’s tech offensive on the US. And trust me, it’s been a wild cyber ride.

First up, the Department of Homeland Security just dropped a massive warning: Chinese tech firms are flooding the US with smuggled signal jammers. Yeah, those are the gadgets that can knock out GPS, cell service, and Wi-Fi—...