The National Security Agency has released an advisory detailing how actors backed by the Chinese government are targeting known vulnerabilities in U.S. national security networks. In a cybersecurity advisory released yesterday, the NSA detailed 25 known exploits that "Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors" are using against "a multitude of victim networks. The advisory alleges such actors are "one of the greatest threats" to U.S. national security systems, the defense industrial base and Defense Department information systems. The advisory includes descriptions of the "Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures" as well as recommended mitigations. "NSA is aware that National Security Systems, Defense Industrial Base, and Department of Defense networks are consistently scanned, targeted, and exploited by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors," the bulletin states. "NSA recommends that critical system owners consider these actions a priority, in order to mitigate the loss of sensitive information that could impact U.S. policies, strategies, plans, and competitive advantage.
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