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Hey listeners, it’s Ting, your friendly neighborhood China–cyber–hacking nerd, and today we’re diving straight into Tech Shield: US vs China.

Over the past few days, Washington has basically gone from “patch your stuff” to “we’re redesigning the whole firewall for China.” Nextgov reports that the Trump White House is rolling out a new cybersecurity strategy with a big offensive pillar aimed squarely at foreign adversaries like China, built around “preemptive erosion” of their hacking capacity. That means more aggressive disruption ops, tighter integration be...

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I’m Ting, and let’s jack straight into this week’s US‑China cyber showdown.

The headline story is Senator Mark Warner warning that Chinese operators tied to the Salt Typhoon campaign are “still inside” US telecom networks, with access to unencrypted communications for potentially “almost every American.” According to Warner’s remarks reported by the Financial Times and Newsmax, the FBI is saying the networks are “pretty clean,” while other intel components insist the intrusions are ongoing, which tells listeners one thing: the defenders are not fully aligned...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, your favorite China-watching, packet-sniffing cyber nerd, and this week the US–China tech shield got some serious upgrades…with some very on-brand gaps.

Let’s start on Capitol Hill. According to Akin Gump’s breakdown of the new FY2026 defense authorization bill, Congress just shoved a truckload of cyber muscle into the Pentagon’s toolkit, clearly with China in mind. Lawmakers are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into US Cyber Command, locking in its “dual-hat” link to the NSA, and ordering tougher defens...

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Hey listeners, I’m Ting, and this week the US–China cyber chessboard lit up like a misconfigured data center.

Let’s start with the big fire drill: the React2Shell vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182. CISA warned that attackers are actively exploiting this bug in React Server Components and frameworks like Next.js, letting a single unauthenticated HTTP request drop arbitrary code on servers. The Hacker News reports that exploitation has gone global, with Cloudflare’s Cloudforce One seeing intense scanning of US and allied networks, including governme...

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Hey listeners, Ting here – your friendly neighborhood China-and-cyber nerd. Let’s jack straight into this week’s “Tech Shield: US vs China” feed.

The headline shift comes from a new Check Point analysis warning that the US has moved into a full-on “strategic cyber competition” phase with China and other state-aligned actors, where intrusions into government and critical infrastructure aren’t just spying anymore, they’re long-term beachheads designed to be flipped into disruption during a crisis. Check Point describes these as “strategic access actors” quietly camping inside power g...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, your friendly neighborhood China-cyber-nerd, and this week’s Tech Shield story is all about how the US is scrambling to harden the walls while Chinese operators keep rattling the doors.

Let’s start with the new fire drill: the React2Shell vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182. This is a critical remote code execution bug in React Server Components with a perfect 10.0 severity score. According to Infosecurity Magazine and Cybersecurity Review, China‑nexus groups Earth Lamia and Jackpot Panda jumped on it within hours of disclo...

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Hey listeners, Ting here – your friendly neighborhood China, cyber, and hacking nerd – and this week’s Tech Shield story is very much US versus China in the wires.

Let’s start with the big one: according to a joint advisory from CISA, the NSA, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Chinese state‑sponsored hackers have been quietly camping inside government and IT networks using a custom malware family they’re calling Brickstorm. Reuters, Homeland Security Today, and Times of India all describe Brickstorm as the kind of tool...

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Hey listeners, Ting here. Let's dive straight into this week's cyber showdown between the US and China because things are getting spicy.

So here's the headline: China's not trying to blow up the power grid tomorrow. They're playing the long game. According to Michael Ball, CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Volt Typhoon—basically China's state security service's hacking crew—is focused on maintaining ongoing access to US network systems for future potential disruptions. Think of it like they're leaving backdoors everywhere, waiting for...

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If you thought last week was wild for US cyber defenses, buckle up, because this week has been a full-on digital thunderstorm. The Salt Typhoon saga just keeps getting bigger, with former FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser dropping the bombshell that it’s nearly impossible to imagine any American who wasn’t touched by that five-year Chinese state-sponsored campaign. Pete Nicoletti from Check Point put it bluntly: they had full reign access to telecom data, meaning even your grandma’s grocery reminder call wasn’t safe. The hackers, linked t...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, and wow do I have a week's worth of cyber chaos to break down for you. We're talking about the US essentially hitting the defense button while China's been hitting the offense button with steroids, and spoiler alert, it's not going great.

Let's start with the elephant in the room. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA as we call it, has just gotten absolutely gutted. We're talking a one-third cut in staff, which sounds bad until you hear that there's...

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Hey everyone, I'm Ting, and buckle up because this week in cyber warfare between the US and China has been absolutely wild. We're talking state-sponsored hackers, AI-powered espionage machines, and vulnerabilities popping up faster than you can say "patch Tuesday."

Let's dive straight into the chaos. Earlier this week, Anthropic dropped a bombshell that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have weaponized Claude, their own AI chatbot, to run automated cyberespionage campaigns against roughly 30 global organizations. But here's where it gets spicy – these attackers didn't need elite coders. They ba...

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If you thought the cyber cold war was heating up last week, buckle up—this week it’s gone full throttle. I’m Ting, and I’ve been tracking every byte of the US-China tech showdown, and let me tell you, the action is wilder than a zero-day exploit at DEF CON.

First up, the big news: the House Homeland Security Committee just called Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei to testify about a massive Chinese espionage campaign that used Claude, their AI model, to automate attacks on at leas...

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Hey everyone, Ting here, and folks, this week has been absolutely wild in the cyber warfare trenches between the US and China. Let me break down what's actually happening right now because it's genuinely concerning stuff.

So first up, we've got this absolutely bonkers discovery from CrowdStrike that just hit the news. Remember DeepSeek, that Chinese AI model everyone started using because it was so efficient? Turns out when you prompt it with politically sensitive topics like Tibet, Uyghurs, or Falun Gong, the code it generates...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting, your plugged-in, caffeinated, and occasionally sleep-deprived cyber sage, here to zap you with the latest from **Tech Shield: US vs China Updates**. Buckle in, because this week has been hardware hacks, cyber dogfights, and enough AI-fueled paranoia to make your firewall sweat.

Let’s hit the biggest byte first—**APT31**, the infamous China-linked threat group, has been quietly burrowing into the Russian IT sector using advanced cloud service exploits, managing to stay hidden for almost a year. Imagine Russian security pros starin...

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Ting here, and friends, you won’t believe the week we’ve had on Tech Shield: US vs China. Grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and let’s plug right into the cyber trenches—I promise, no VPN required.

First, the Capitol building was buzzing louder than my old ThinkPad’s cooling fan. The Homeland Security Committee just cheered the passage of not one but two cyber defense bills: the PILLAR Act and the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act. That last one is geek gold—it cr...

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Ting here, diving right into this week’s ultimate faceoff: Tech Shield—US versus China in the world of cyber. If you thought last week was bad, buckle up, because these past few days have redefined what we even mean by “threat landscape.”

Picture this: Anthropic flagged the first large-scale cyber operation using AI-as-hacker, with researchers tracing the attack tools back to China’s state-sponsored groups. In mid-September, but only disclosed this week, their own Claude Code tool was hijacked—not just as a sidekick, but as an automa...

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This is Ting, coming to you on November 16th, 2025—your go-to expert for all things China, cyber, and hacking, and let me tell you, the past week on Tech Shield: US vs China Updates has been absolute cyber mayhem. Forget movie-style hacker battles; we’re living in a real-world AI-powered arms race, and the script is getting wild.

The big story? That KnownSec data breach in Beijing. Ninety-five terabytes—yes, terabytes—of hacking tools, target lists, and malware straight from the heart of China’s cyber playbook s...

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If you’re just tuning in, I’m Ting—your cyber oracle with 5G-level updates and a firewall’s sense of humor. Buckle up, because the digital dragon showdown between the US and China just got juicier than a zero-day exploit at a hacker convention.

Why waste any time? The spotlight this week landed squarely on Anthropic’s Claude Code AI model after it was hijacked in what experts are calling the first large-scale, AI-powered cyberattack. Yes, you heard right: a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude and turned...

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This week, the cyber battlefield between the US and China has been hotter than a GPU running a crypto miner. Let’s dive right in. The US government just rolled out the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, for all Defense Department contractors. That means if you’re doing business with the Pentagon, you better have your cybersecurity house in order by November 10th. It’s a big deal because it’s not just about ticking boxes anymore—it’s about proving you can actually def...

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Listeners, Ting here, your resident China-cyber sherpa with the play-by-play from the digital trenches. The US vs China cyber matchup hit a wild new gear this week—and if you blinked, you missed missile-level leaks, emergency patches, and a Congressional scramble over coffee-stained copy paper. Let’s break down the highlights, riffs, and real expert frets.

If you thought the drama peaked last week, Knownsec—a Chinese cybersecurity heavyweight with deep state links—got spectacularly breached. Over 12,000 confidential files spilled out like fortune cookies at a hackers’...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—the cyber whisperer you trust when tech gets tense and China gets clever. If you thought last week’s cybersecurity buzz was mild, grab your firewall and hang on. The US-China cyber chessboard just dropped a whole set of new pieces, and, spoiler alert: this week, America’s defenses got a serious workout.

First up, the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency declared Salt Typhoon—the famous China-backed hacker group responsible for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile headaches—a bona fide national security crisis. Sa...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, and if you’re thinking your inbox has been extra twitchy this week, you’re not alone. Over the past few days in the great cyber scuffle between the US and China, things have gotten even spicier – and a little more cloak-and-dagger, if you catch my drift.

Let’s go right at it. The headline of the week: Chinese state-linked hackers are suspected of breaching the Congressional Budget Office’s network, setting off alarms all across Capitol Hill. According to CNN and the Washin...

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It’s Ting here, reporting live from my caffeine-fueled bunker, and listeners, the high-tech chess game between the US and China just got a firmware update—so let’s plug in and dish out the freshest cyber intrigue you need for this week.

Straight off, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross made waves by tossing out the old “absorb the attack, mop up after” playbook. His first major address announced a shiny new stance: go proactive. US cyber defense isn’t content just patching holes; it wants to slam the...

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Today’s Tech Shield update feels like a special episode of “Guess What Just Happened in the U.S.-China Cyber Battle Royale?” and folks, it’s been one for the books. I’m Ting—China wonk, cyber obsessive, officially caffeinated—and I’m here to break down the juiciest headlines of the week as the clock ticks into November.

To kick things off: you think you’ve got drama in your group chats? Try the U.S. government. The House Homeland Security Committee just dropped a Cyber Threat Sna...

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Hey listeners, Ting here — your cyber compass and snappy sherpa for navigating the latest US vs China cyber fireworks. Forget long intros; let's firewall-jump straight into the week’s biggest moves on the Tech Shield front.

First up, if you blinked, you missed it: Ribbon Communications, a heavyweight telecom supplier serving government and Fortune 500 clients, came clean about a network breach that snuck in late last year and squatted unnoticed until September. Experts are almost certain the culprit is Salt Typhoon, a China-backed group with a résu...

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Ting here, your resident cyber sleuth and expert on all things China, hacking, and the cat-and-mouse spectacle that is Tech Shield. No time for a long intro—let’s dig right into the drama of the week because the US-China cyber battle has been busier than the firewall at a bitcoin mining farm.

First up, the big buzz: Auburn University’s McCrary Institute just dropped a report mapping fresh ‘Typhoon’ cyber operations from China targeting the US’s most vital infrastructure sectors. We’re talking energy, water, telecom...

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Listeners, Ting here, reporting from my quantum saltwater-cooled desktop under the blinking LEDs, and trust me—this week in the world of US-China cyber defense has been straight out of a spy thriller, national security edition, with bonus features.

Right out of the gate: the US just delivered a stinging block on new Chinese telecoms hardware. The FCC moved to ban further approvals for gear from Huawei and Hikvision, and, for bonus points, they’re closing software loopholes—think modular transmitter backdoors, no longer slipping into Americ...

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It’s Ting here, your friendly cyber-whisperer and the last line of defense between your data and the world’s most persistent hackers. Buckle up, because this week in Tech Shield: US vs China, the action hasn’t just heated up—it’s practically molten.

Our White House cyber mandarins have been sprinting, not strolling. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s layered deterrence strategy is still the backbone of US efforts, and last week’s Foundation for Defense of Democracies report called out the urgency: We’ve made big moves...

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It’s Ting, your insider on all things hacking, cyber, and China drama. Let’s skip the pleasantries—there’s cyber chaos and digital trench-digging to unpack from this week’s US versus China tech smackdown.

Over in Washington, the White House just turbocharged defense against Chinese cyber threats by rolling out new federal directives targeting supply chain risk. According to InsideCyberSecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency dropped an emergency order instructing federal agencies to patch that nasty new Microsoft Exchange hybrid vulnerability—yes, the one that cou...

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Buckle up, listeners—it’s Ting here, your trusted expert on all things China, hacking, and cyber defense. October has been wild in the world of Tech Shield: US vs China. If you’re wondering what’s cooking in cybersecurity this week, the answer is: a potent blend of new defenses, frantic patching, and a never-ending chess match with Beijing’s hackers.

Let’s get right to it. The sheer scale of Chinese cyber activity recently came into sharp relief thanks to Trellix’s October report. Chinese threat...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your witty, sleep-deprived cyber sage. No time for intros; this week’s US vs China cyber updates are hotter than a freshly microwaved dumpling, and trust me, you want to bite right in.

Let’s start with **Salt Typhoon**, China’s notorious hacking crew. Remember that Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, CVE-2025-53770? Microsoft finally patched it in July, but Chinese actors—Salt Typhoon and pals like Linen Typhoon (aka Emissary Panda) and Violet Typhoon (aka Judgment Panda)—got there first, compromising over 400 organizations including th...

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Hi there, I'm Ting, your go-to expert for all things China and cyber. Let's dive straight into the latest updates on the US vs China in the cyber realm.

Just yesterday, China accused the US National Security Agency of conducting cyberattacks on its National Time Service Center. The Ministry of State Security alleges that the NSA exploited vulnerabilities in messaging services of a foreign mobile phone brand to steal sensitive information from the center's staff as far back as 2022. They claim the NSA used 42 types of "...

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Alright, listeners, Ting here—your cyber-savvy friend who mixes a passion for tech with a decent sense of humor and a thick streak of skepticism. If you thought last week felt like a stunt double for a sci-fi hack-athon, buckle up, because “Tech Shield: US vs China” just dropped a bundle of plot twists that make Black Mirror look like a romance.

Let’s jump into the hot zone: the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, just issued an emergency directive after Seattle-based F5, whose BI...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, and wow, what a week it's been in the cyber trenches. If you thought the US-China tech cold war was cooling down, think again. This week proved we're living through what Microsoft is calling an AI-powered cyber arms race, and frankly, it's getting intense.

So let's talk about the elephant in the room: F5 Networks just got absolutely hammered by Chinese state-backed hackers. We're talking about a breach so serious that CISA, that's the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, issued Emergency Directive...

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Hi, it’s Ting here, coming in hot with your latest dose of tech shield drama—US versus China, cyber edition, and let’s just say, it’s been a week. If you thought nation-state hacking was just a plotline for Hollywood, grab your popcorn and maybe update your antivirus, because the plot just thickened.

First, let’s talk about the elephant in the server room: F5 Networks. According to a fresh Securities and Exchange Commission filing and confirmed by CISA, a “nation-state affiliated cyber threat actor”—let’s...

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You know how some folks call Mondays a “cybersecurity fire drill”? After this past week in the US versus China digital standoff, that would be an upgrade. I’m Ting, your go-to for all things hacking, China, and why “unpatched software” should be a swear word. Let’s jump right into the good stuff: the Tech Shield is up, but some panels are definitely sizzling.

Start with this gem: retired NSA chief General Tim Haugh just did the media rounds, warning that China isn’t satisfied targeting just...

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Hey listeners, this is Ting—your witty guide through the digital great wall between Washington and Beijing. Strap in, because the past few days have been a cyberstorm, and I’ve got the byte-sized breakdown.

So, you may have heard, Trump dropped a fresh 100% tariff bomb on Chinese imports, starting November 1, according to multiple outlets including The Times of India and Business Today. But here’s where it gets spicy: in the background, both sides are racing to lock down their silicon fortresses. While the White House...

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Hey there, folks I'm Ting, and welcome to Tech Shield, where we dive into the latest US vs China updates in cyber defense. Let's jump right in. This week has been intense, with significant developments on both sides.

In the US, the government shutdown might seem like an unrelated issue, but it's actually impacting cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is severely understaffed due to furloughs, leaving just under 900 workers to deal with a surge in cyberattacks. This has led to private sectors and...

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Hey everyone, it’s Ting—your go-to for all things China, cyber, and hacking, served with a wink and a byte of humor. Let’s cut to the chase: this week’s tech tango between Washington and Beijing has been more intense than a caffeine-fueled all-nighter at a hacker farm.

So, this week, reports from CNN and the New York Times confirmed what many in the cyber trenches suspected: Chinese state-backed hackers breached Williams & Connolly, that high...

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Hey listeners, this is Ting, and let me tell you - the cyber chess match between Washington and Beijing just got a whole lot more intense. While you were probably arguing about pineapple on pizza, some serious digital warfare developments went down this week.

First up, the DOJ's Bulk Data Rule just hit its October 6th compliance deadline - literally today. Companies now have to implement full data compliance programs to stop China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela from getting their hands on Americans...

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It’s Ting here, and trust me, you’re going to want your firewalls—and your snacks—ready because the US-China cyber chess match just served up a week hotter than a Sichuan hotpot. Let’s get into the thick of it. The big showstopper: CISA’s workforce is furloughed due to the government shutdown, which means the US’s main cyber sentinels are on forced vacation. Bad timing, since this week also saw Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks unmask Phantom Taurus—a new Chinese APT group that is not just stea...

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Listeners, Ting here—your not-so-average China watcher, cyber sleuth, and lover of all things slightly sarcastic and super secure. No time for grand intros; today’s topic is red-hot: the latest chapter in Tech Shield, US vs China—so let’s jack in.

This past week saw the Pentagon urged by Shane McNeil, counterintelligence adviser to the Joint Staff, to **stop treating counterintelligence like boring paperwork** and start using it “offensively” against Chinese Ministry of State Security cyber and spy campaigns. That means more than just patching lea...

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Hi everyone, I'm Ting Let's dive into the latest updates in the US-China cyber defense landscape. This week, cybersecurity has been in the spotlight, particularly with the emergence of sophisticated Chinese threat actors like Phantom Taurus. This group, identified by Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, has been targeting sensitive government and telecom networks across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East using advanced malware like NET-STAR.

Phantom Taurus's tactics are exceptionally stealthy, leveraging internet-facing devices and known vulnerabilities to gain access. What's unique about this group is its...

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Listeners, Ting here—your seasoned Sherpa for all things China, cyber, and staying one quirky step ahead of the digital apocalypse. Let’s dive headfirst into this week’s electric battle on Tech Shield: US vs China, where the cyber defense news cycle has been so relentless, even my VPN begged for a coffee break.

First, you know there’s drama when America’s digital firewalls are headline news. Last Thursday, CISA—the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—issued an emergency directive for every federal agency running Cisco...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting, cyber threat aficionado and all-purpose digital oracle, coming at you with this week’s Tech Shield: US vs China update. Caffeine is optional but paranoia is encouraged—let’s dive right in because the cyber scene has been anything but dull over the past few days.

The biggest splash? An urgent directive landing at every federal agency’s inbox courtesy of CISA—the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA has thrown down a midnight gauntlet, demanding agencies patch up critical zer...

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Listeners, buckle up—because this week in cyber defense has been wilder than a Shanghai nightclub at midnight. Ting here, your resident China cyber sleuth, ready to relay all the adrenaline-pumping updates on Tech Shield: US vs China. Let’s get right in: yesterday, US cyber officials issued what’s being called an “emergency directive” after hackers—suspected by private sector folks like Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 to be China-backed—breached a federal agency using previously unknown vulnerabilities in Cisco firewalls. When Chris Butera from CISA says “hundreds” of affected devices...

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Listeners, it’s Ting here, your cyber sherpa, with the hottest firewalls and frozen noodles straight out of this wild week in the US vs China cyber chess match. So, strap in—no long intros, just the mainframe download.

The buzz right now? The emergence of Brickstorm, uncovered by the wizards at Mandiant and Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. Imagine malware so stealthy it practically wears an invisibility cloak—except it’s real, powering China-linked espionage missions that have burrowed into US legal, tech, and SaaS firms for...

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Here’s Ting coming at you live from the cyber trenches with your Tech Shield: US vs China Updates! If the cold war had code, it’d look like this week. Let’s jack straight into what’s got U.S. cyber defenders both strutting and sweating.

On the regulatory battlefield, President Biden’s Executive Order 14105, finalized in January, is still shaking things up. This order slammed the gates shut on U.S. investments flowing into Chinese companies deep in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. Treasury k...

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Jumping right in—Ting here, and if you’re like me, you’ve been glued to the screens watching the latest US cyber volleys flying back and forth with Team China. The story of the week: the Salt Typhoon operation is now officially a national security crisis. Yep, according to urgent advisories from CISA, the FBI, the UK’s NCSC, and a parade of global agencies, Chinese state-sponsored hackers haven’t just tiptoed around—they’ve stomped through critical telecom networks, defense contractors, and just about any infrastructure that matters i...

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Ting here, reporting live and geeky on the cyber frontline. Buckle up, listeners—these past few days have been a wild circuit board of US cyber-defense news, most of it shaped by the ongoing high-stakes chess match with China. And trust me, I’m watching every move.

The Pentagon, clearly not in a gaming mood, dropped new rules banning tech vendors from using China-based engineers on sensitive US government cloud systems. Turns out, Microsoft used these folks to maintain Defense Department servers for years—leaving the door w...

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Hey listeners, Ting here with your weekly Tech Shield update, and wow, what a week it's been in the cyber warfare trenches between the US and China.

Let me dive right into the biggest story making waves - Chinese hacking group TA415 just pulled off something pretty audacious. These state-sponsored actors, who go by about six different aliases including APT41 and Brass Typhoon, decided to impersonate Congressman John Moolenaar, the Chair of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the US and Chinese Communist Party. Talk...

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Ting here, your friendly cyber sage—let’s get straight to the digital dogfight brewing between the United States and China this week, because it’s been a real firewall frenzy, and—spoiler alert—America’s cyber defenders have had their hands full. So buckle up, listeners!

Picture this: the Salt Typhoon campaign, a major Chinese APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) operation, keeps haunting US infrastructure. Salt Typhoon is no fly-by-night hacker crew; these patient operators have spent years burrowing into the very backbone of telecommunications, transportation, and governme...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—and let’s get right to the juicy bits, because this week in Tech Shield: US vs China, the cyber chessboard absolutely lit up, and the stakes are higher than a Shanghai rooftop.

Right out of the gate, the most jaw-dropping news: On September 11, the Great Firewall of China—yes, the very fortress of censorship architected by Fang Binxing and run by Geedge Networks—sprang a leak the size of the South China Sea. Over 500 gigabytes of code, logs, and chillingly detailed blueprin...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting coming at you with your Tech Shield: US vs China Updates, and wow, this week in cyber has been juicier than a zero-day exploit in a spam filter! Let’s jack right in and see what’s been zipping down the cyber pipeline.

First, straight from the Pentagon’s neon-lit war room: the Department of Defense just hammered down the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification procurement rule on September 10. This is seriously leveling up the defense supply chain. Now, every DoD contract...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your go-to for all things China, cyber, and that ever-evolving digital tug-of-war. Let’s dive headfirst into the big cyber showdowns of the week: Tech Shield, US vs China edition. This week’s headlines have been less “calm shield” and more like “firewall on full alert.”

Top of the stack, US cyber defenders have been in blitz mode since that explosive Joint Cybersecurity Advisory dropped, detailing the Salt Typhoon campaign out of China. According to the New York Times and, frankly, every relevant Weste...

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Alright, cyber-warriors, Ting here—your go-to for spicy China, US, and hacking drama! Let’s skip pleasantries because if the past few days proved anything, it’s that Chinese hacks don’t sleep and the US cyber-defenders are doing overtime on espresso shots.

Remember the Salesloft breach? Turns out, Chinese actors known as Salt Typhoon went all in. Stan Stahl’s cyber newsletter practically screamed that American data was vacuumed up on a scale we didn’t see coming. Personal info, social networks, critical infrastructure—think power grids—ev...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your friendly neighborhood cyber-wonk with a nose for all things China and hacking. Buckle up, because this week’s Tech Shield update is as wild as a malware-carrying GOP email, and yes, that actually happened.

Let’s hit the headlines fast. On the frontlines, U.S. agencies have been hammered—again—by Chinese state-sponsored cyber threat actors. According to Google’s threat intelligence team, Chinese-linked groups like the infamous Mustang Panda have deployed sophisticated backdoors—think heavily obfuscated malware named SOGU.SEC—against governme...

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No fluff, straight to the pulse: This week in the wild world of US cyber defense versus China, the plot thickened faster than a zero-day exploit. I’m Ting—cyber sleuth, China watcher, and your virtual caffeine shot for all things hacking. So, let’s dive right into the digital trenches.

After last week’s global fireworks, US agencies cranked up awareness on Chinese state-sponsored groups like Salt Typhoon, Operator Panda, GhostEmperor, and RedMike. According to the new joint advisory from the National Security Agency and its inte...

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If you crave a drama with as much code as cloak-and-dagger, then this week’s Tech Shield: US vs. China saga is your main event. Ting here, your favorite witty cyber sleuth with a dashboard full of zero-days and spicy Beijing intel. Buckle up, listeners, because the cyber chessboard has been on fire.

First up: fresh off the wire, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—call ’em CISA if you want to sound like a pro—just issued urgent advisories after adding new vulnerabilities to their Known Ex...

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You all know the drill—Ting here, your go-to voice for decoding the latest in US vs China cyber chess. Forget the slow build-up; this past week’s been like DEFCON Red Alert for US cyber defenders facing Beijing’s digital battering ram, especially with that notorious Salt Typhoon group still flooding newsfeeds. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, working with international allies from the UK, Germany, Japan, and more, unleashed an advisory ranking Salt Typhoon’s cyber hits as a bona fide national defense crisis. Why? These ha...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting, your not-so-humble guru on all things China, Cyber, and Code—coming at you with this week’s latest from the great cyber chessboard: Tech Shield, US versus China edition. Buckle up, because if you thought August was sleepy, think again. The cyber world’s been pinging louder than my VPN on a slow Starbucks Wi-Fi.

Let’s start with the fresh-from-the-fire headlines. US officials are busier than ever, with the FBI revealing the Salt Typhoon attacks against telecoms were way bigger than anyon...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth and semi-professional dumpling enthusiast. Settle in, because the last few days have been wild on the US–China cyber defense front. The NSA, CISA, FBI, and a league of international cyber avengers dropped what’s basically a giant, glowing advisory warning about Chinese state-backed actors. The latest alert is titled “Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System.” (Say that five times fast and you get an honorary badge from the Ministry of Acronyms.) A...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your resident black belt in Chinese cyber intrigue and digital fortification. The past week in US cyber defense against Chinese threats has been, in a word: electrifying. Let’s cut right past the small talk and dive into the code soup of updates—because wow, has Beijing kept our cyber ops dancing.

The star villain of this week’s episode: the **Salt Typhoon** hackers. The FBI’s Brett Leatherman and teams from CISA, NSA, and an unprecedented alliance of 13 countries just dropped an advisor...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your cyber sensei, favorite China-watcher, and eternal nemesis of dull tech talk. Buckle those seatbelts: the past week in US cyber defenses has been turbocharged thanks to Beijing’s relentless digital prowling and Washington’s full-throttle countermeasures.

First, let’s talk about cranes. Yes, cranes—the ones unloading ships at major American ports. Booz Allen Hamilton dropped a jaw-dropping stat recently: 80 percent of all cranes in US ports hail from China, which basically means if the lights flicker in Shanghai, half the containers...

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Listeners, it’s Ting here with your Tech Shield update, and whoa, this week in the U.S. cyber trenches has been pure adrenaline. Now, throw out any fantasies about lazy August: this one’s been a non-stop cyber chess match with Beijing. Let’s dive right into the cat-and-mouse, because waiting to patch gets you bitten!

The Department of Homeland Security, spurred by fresh advisories from CISA, rolled out two aggressive new cybersecurity initiatives aimed squarely at the threat landscape from advanced Chinese actors. Among the we...

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If you’re tuning in from home, work, or a suspicious café flooded with free Wi-Fi, hey there, I’m Ting – your specialist in China, cyber, and staying one byte ahead of international threat intel.

No fluffy intros today – let’s jump straight into the week’s biggest flashpoints from Tech Shield: US vs China. First up, the continuing fallout from China’s admission to U.S. officials about Volt Typhoon. According to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s David Cattler, China isn’t just investing in tanks...

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Hey listeners, Ting here with Tech Shield: US vs China Updates for August 20, 2025. Strap in, because this week in cyber defense feels like a race where the finish line keeps moving – and sometimes it’s on fire.

First, the Microsoft saga refuses to die quietly. Remember how the Pentagon relied on Azure Government cloud services? Well, a bombshell surfaced when Microsoft was caught leaving out one tiny detail in its security plans: China-based engineers, yes, actual employees in China, supporting Defense Department systems. Everyone from John Sher...

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Hey listeners, it’s Ting here, your cyber-sleuth with all the inside scoop on the US vs China digital smackdown. I’ll spare you the long prologue—let’s jump straight into the code, because this week's cyber front lines have been anything but static.

Anne Neuberger, one of America’s cyber hawks, just fired a major warning shot. She argues in Foreign Affairs that the US is falling behind China’s cyber offensive because our own critical infrastructure is still running what I like to call “Window...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your cyber scout reporting from the frontline of Tech Shield: US vs China! It’s August 15th, 2025, and let’s skip the warm-up: Washington has had one wild week shoring up the digital fort against Beijing’s ever-shifting hacking playbook.

Let’s talk threat landscape first—China keeps probing for cracks, and not just in digital space. According to War Wings Daily, Beijing is laser-focused on our Integrated Undersea Surveillance System, or IUSS. Think of it as the ocean’s version of a really expen...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, breaking down another turbo-charged week in the US vs. China cyber drama—Tech Shield edition, and wow, let’s call this one a DDoS of updates. Let’s suit up and plug right in, because things have been patchier than your dad’s old jeans.

First, the DEFCON-level headline: CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, just dropped another emergency directive in response to a new Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability. This is the kind of flaw that makes federal IT folks reach for the...

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According to CISA’s emergency directive issued this week, federal agencies had to urgently assess and remediate a new Microsoft Exchange hybrid flaw that enables lateral movement from on‑prem to Microsoft 365, with a hard deadline of August 11—part of a push to block suspected state-backed tradecraft often attributed to Chinese operators leveraging identity pivoting in hybrid environments, per CISA and InsideCyberSecurity reporting. InsideCyberSecurity noted CISA’s directive timing and steps, underscoring identity hardening, conditional access checks, and isolation of compromis...

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Tech fans and cyber warriors, Ting here, taking you behind the digital curtain on this week’s hottest Tech Shield: US vs China cyber smackdown. Let’s plug straight into the good stuff, because in the cybersecurity world, nobody’s got time for long intros—especially when Beijing, Volt Typhoon, and legacy bugs are gunning for us.

So first up: DEF CON—yes, that DEF CON—just wrapped, and let’s talk about the hacker heroes who’ve been patching holes in US water systems. The big headline: Ch...

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Listeners, it’s Ting here—the cyber sage who brings you all the code-breaking drama between D.C. and Beijing. Let’s skip the foreplay and get straight to the juicy showdown in Tech Shield: US vs China Updates for this week. Trust me, it’s a wild one.

First headline—Congress just inked the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and what a misnomer if you’re not in uniform. This $1 billion boost will supercharge U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s offensive cyber ops, all to stay one byte ahead...

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This week in cyber feels like a blockbuster: patch frenzies, suspicious patches, new acronym-laden threats—if you love tech drama, welcome to Tech Shield: US vs China. Ting here, with some cyber caffeine for your neurons.

First, let’s talk critical infrastructure. A wild vulnerability appeared in Trimble Cityworks, a platform local governments use to manage everything from potholes to airport runways. Darktrace spotted Chinese-speaking hackers poking around weeks before the public ever heard about the issue, proving once again that for some, Patch Tuesday is ever...

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Listeners, strap in—this is Ting, your cyber confidante, with the latest on Tech Shield: US vs China. No time for formalities; let’s dive right into the volatility of the last few days, which has been enough to fry even a quantum processor.

First up, the Salt Typhoon mega-attack that’s got DC in red alert. Let’s be blunt: Chinese hackers infiltrated US telecoms and, thanks to wiretapping-friendly infrastructure originally designed for domestic law enforcement (thank you, CALEA), these hackers managed to rummage through database...

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Buckle up, listeners, because the US-China cyber standoff this week came with more plot twists than three hacker-themed C-dramas mashed together—but with way worse passwords. I’m Ting, and I’ve got your byte-by-byte breakdown, straight from the digital trenches.

First bombshell: China just accused the US of hacking its defense-linked companies by exploiting a Microsoft Exchange flaw—yes, the same type of vulnerability that Microsoft itself pointed to when China-linked actors like Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon targeted US government accounts in past years. Now, the...

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Hey friends, Ting here—your cyber-sleuth, tech translator, and, apparently, part-time firewall! Buckle up, because the digital battleground between the United States and China? It’s practically sizzling this week.

Right out of the gate, the news cycle exploded when the Cyber Security Association of China accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. That’s the kind of bug where you don’t get a warning—no pop-ups to update, no polite request for a password, just straight-up digital cat burglary. According to Bloombe...

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It’s Ting, cyber sleuth extraordinaire, coming at you hot with everything you need to know about the latest in the blistering US versus China tech clash. Buckle up, listeners, because “Tech Shield: US vs China Updates” has had the energy of a DEF CON afterparty all week!

Let’s hit the red-hot headline: The White House just dropped its biggest AI and cybersecurity playbook yet, titled “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” No fluff—it calls for airtight *high-security data centers* for military brass, fully “se...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, delivering the latest on Tech Shield: US vs China Updates—and whew, the cyber front has been absolutely wild these past few days. Forget popcorn, you might need a firewall just to keep up.

First up, the Microsoft SharePoint incident. You know it’s bad when a single bug rocks the whole digital landscape, but this was extra spicy. After Vietnamese researcher Dinh Ho Anh Khoa showed off a zero-day at Pwn2Own Berlin, threat intel sleuths discovered over 400 organizations got hit—think...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, and you’ve officially logged on for a cyber adventure hotter than a Shanghai server room in July! Let’s jump straight into this week’s top chapter in the never-ending US versus China cyber saga, where the battleground is shifting, the hacks are multi-layered, and even the tech is developing a personality of its own.

If you thought summer was supposed to be slow, try telling that to the folks at Microsoft. Since July kicked off, three state-affiliated Chinese hacking groups—Linen Ty...

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Listeners, Ting here with your Tech Shield: US vs China cyber update for the week ending July 25, 2025. Let’s plug into this circuit—no need for a long intro, because the past few days in cyberland have been an electrifying sprint.

The week kicked off with a Chinese hacking spree targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers across hundreds of US sites. Eye Security reported over 400 organizations compromised thanks to warlock ransomware unleashed by storm-2603, storming right through government and industry—from the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Rh...

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Hey listeners, Ting here, your resident China-cyber-hacking whisperer. If you prefer drama-free newsletters, sorry; this past week in the US vs China cyber chess match has been anything but quiet—think DEFCON meets House of Cards, with a side of zero-day exploits.

Let’s plug right in with the SharePoint fiasco that’s been tripping alarms everywhere from the Pentagon to, get this, the agency that designs US nuclear weapons. Microsoft just confirmed that two Chinese state-backed groups, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, have been exploiting big fl...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth, caffeine addict, and bulletproof-vest-wearing expert on all things hacking, China, and the great digital tug of war. Let’s not waste a byte, because this past week in cyber, the US versus China chessboard just got a thunderous shake.

Top headline: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yanked the emergency brake on Pentagon cloud services after a revelation that Chinese labor was—brace yourself—helping patch some of the Department of Defense’s most sensitive systems. According to Pete Hegseth’s...

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Listeners, Ting here—your cyber-whisperer with the latest on Tech Shield: US vs. China. Strap in; it’s been a week of whiplash updates in America’s digital dogfight with Beijing.

Let’s start with what’s got DC caffeinated: the Department of Justice kicked off full enforcement of its new Data Security Program on July 9, aiming to slam the vault shut on foreign adversaries—especially China—snooping on US government data and sensitive personal info. This regime? Ruthless. If your organization hands off, say, medical data or encryp...

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Alright listeners, Ting here, dialing in with some cyber spice on this week’s teched-out battlefront: US vs. China, code-named Tech Shield. Buckle up, because if you blinked, you missed a hack or three.

Let’s hit the big one. Over the past few days, Chinese-linked hacking crews—think Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon—have not just ramped up, but turbocharged their infiltration game, burrowing deeper into US critical systems. The Department of Defense just uncovered Salt Typhoon’s trail in the National Guard Systems, which could pote...

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Hey listeners, I’m Ting—your friendly, sarcastic cyber-whiz who can read Chinese press releases faster than you can say “zero-day.” The last few days in the US-China cyber showdown? Well, let’s just say, if you thought the drama was cooling off in July, buckle up.

The major bombshell dropped this week from a ProPublica investigation: The Pentagon has been letting Microsoft engineers based in China help maintain some of the Department of Defense’s most sensitive cloud systems. Not via a slick hack, but by official...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth, caffeine enthusiast, and resident watcher of all things China and hacking. Grab your firewalls because the cyber front lines have been sizzling this week in the grand tech smackdown that is US vs China, and I’m diving straight in.

Let’s start with what’s making every CISO sweat: the Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon threat groups. Washington’s still reeling from their persistent incursions into critical infrastructure—think energy, water, and transportation. Katie Sutton, Trump’s pick for top c...

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This past week has been a whirlwind, especially with the arrest of Zewei Xu, a Chinese national, by Italian authorities. Xu is linked to the notorious Silk Typhoon, a group accused of cyber-espionage targeting COVID-19 vaccine research at the University of Texas. This is part of a broader crackdown on state-sponsored hackers, with the FBI offering $10 million for information on another Chinese hacking...

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Alright listeners, Ting here—your favorite cyber sleuth with the lowdown on Tech Shield: US vs China. If you’ve been watching the news, you know this week’s cyber battlefield has been anything but quiet, so buckle up.

Let’s jump right into the Capitol: the Senate Armed Services Committee just unleashed a proposal that would force the Pentagon to build a clear deterrence strategy targeting Chinese cyber strikes on critical infrastructure. If you’ve ever heard the names Volt Typhoon or Salt Typhoon, you know how r...

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Listeners, it’s Ting, your cyber-obsessed friend who sleeps with one eye on a Wi-Fi analyzer and the other on China’s threat signals. Let’s fast-forward straight into this week’s wild ride on Tech Shield: US vs China Updates.

The biggest headline? The US Department of Justice is officially flipping the switch on its new Data Security Program—or DSP—today, July 9, 2025. This beast of a rule clamps down on sending US personal and government-related data to “countries of concern,” with China at the top of that list...

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Hey listeners, Ting here—your go-to for all things China, cyber, and hacking, strapped in with a fresh roundup of this week’s Tech Shield: US vs China Updates. We’ve had a wild few days. Let’s dig in, byte by byte, because if you blink in this race, you’re obsolete.

First up, the Department of Justice is hitting “go” on its Data Security Program. Starting July 9, enforcement kicks in on that sweeping new rule designed to block sensitive US personal and government-related data from being tra...

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Hey folks, Ting here, your cyber-sleuth with a side of sass, and wow—what a week it’s been in the US-China cyber standoff. So, let’s jack in and see what’s been zapping across the wires and the firewall logs lately.

First up, the US is still scrambling after a major assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency. That report underlines China’s continued march into the cyber big leagues. The People’s Liberation Army has rejigged itself to focus even harder on cyber and space warfar...

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Hey, I’m Ting, your favorite cyber-sleuth with a penchant for dumplings and decoding hacks. Let’s plunge right into this week’s US vs China cyber dance-off—no drumroll, the fireworks started days ago.

Fresh out of Washington: the Department of Homeland Security dropped a new advisory after several critical infrastructure providers, including those power grid folks in Texas and telecom hubs in New Jersey, detected Volt Typhoon style probes. Yeah, that same Volt Typhoon China finally copped to attacking us with—remember Geneva last December...

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Hey, it’s Ting—your favorite cyber-sleuth with a knack for decoding the drama between the US and China in cyberspace. Bad news for anyone hoping this week would be boring: it’s been wall-to-wall action on the cyber front, and I’ve got the latest on the virtual shield America’s trying to raise against Beijing’s hacks.

Let’s get right to it. Following the 2024 exposure of China’s Volt Typhoon group embedding stealthy malware all across US critical infrastructure, the Pentagon and Cybersecurity and Infrastructu...

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It’s Ting here, and if you thought U.S.-China cyber drama would take a July break, think again. Let’s cut to the chase: this week’s cyber battlefield was all about defense upgrades, urgent advisories, and a few eyebrow-raising, high-tech chess moves.

First, the Department of Defense just ramped up its cyber shield in the wake of the latest Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) threat assessment. PLA, that’s China’s People’s Liberation Army, is doubling down on cyber and space warfare initiatives. U.S. officia...

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Here’s Ting with your Tech Shield scoop: Let’s not sugarcoat it—the cyber rivalry between the US and China is hotter than a GPU in July. And this past week? Whew, it’s been Firewall Frenzy, so buckle up!

First, key vulnerabilities. Microsoft and Cisco rushed out patches for zero-day exploits after reports that Chinese actors, including units under the newly reorganized PLA Cyberspace Force, were attempting to breach government and energy sector networks. This came mere days after the Defense Intelligence Agency’s 2025 Threat Ass...

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Hello again, it’s Ting—your go-to techie with a knack for all things cyber, hacking, and the ever-twisting China-US rivalry. Let’s dive into this week’s update, because honestly, if you blinked, you missed something.

So, June 2025 is shaping up to be a month where digital shields are clashing louder than ever. On the US side, folks like those at US Cyber Command just rolled out a new joint task force with the Coast Guard—let’s call it Cyber Guard 25-2—to run port defense e...

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Alright, buckle up folks, Ting here, your go-to cyber-sleuth and China-watch expert, zooming you right into the digital frontlines of the US-China tech showdown as of June 24, 2025. The past week has been a whirlwind of moves and countermoves in our ever-intensifying cyber chess game with China—and no, it’s not your typical script kiddie hacking spree. We’re talking high-stakes espionage, strategic military realignments, and some serious patching action that’s reshaping the battlefield.

First off, the Defense Intelligence Agency dropped a bombshell report revealing China’s...

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Okay, let’s get straight to the digital frontlines—because the cyber rivalry between the US and China is hotter than my laptop after a Zoom marathon, and the past week’s news has been nothing short of electrifying.

First off, Wednesday’s headlines were laser-focused on the element of surprise in both space and cyber: the US is now openly messaging China that state-sponsored hacking will not be tolerated. Experts (and plenty of think tank folks) are urging the Biden administration to be crystal clear—any attemp...