Mark Parsons

Threat Analyst @ Microsoft - mostly tweet about astrophotography and occasional some work. Tweets are my own

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

‼️ China's largest cybersecurity firm, Knownsec, was breached, exposing details of China's state cyber operations.

The data includes cyberweapon documentation, internal hacking tool source code, and global target lists covering over 20 countries, including Japan, Vietnam, and India.

A spreadsheet lists 80 hacked foreign organizations, plus evidence of 95 GB of stolen Indian immigration data and 3 TB of call records from South Korean mobile operator LG U Plus.

One of the documents mention a malicious power bank, disguised as a charging device.

Knownsec is key to China's cybersecurity, providing advanced defense and offensive capabilities, including espionage tools.

A thread with their tools 🧵

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@smoothimpact @ryanaraine

[LABScon 2026 @labscon_io]

Lumen's Black Lotus Labs researcher Michael Horka dropping knowledge on Lilac Typhoon at LABScon @BlackLotusLabs

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

I have enjoyed all of his other books! Looking forward to this one as well!

[David McCloskey @mccloskeybooks]

My next novel, The Persian, drops on 9/30…it dives into the shadow war between Iran and Israel, stars a clever dentist, and - I hope - spins a tale of vengeance, deceit, and the power of love and forgiveness in a world of lies. I can’t wait to get this one out there!

[Magpie @malwaremagpie]

📣 Researchers, analysts, and strategists —
The #StateOfStatecraft CFP is OPEN!
Share your work on espionage, intelligence, and global affairs.
⏳ Submit before the deadline: https://t.co/xqAUPEhZp4
#InternationalRelations #Strategy #OSINT

[State of Statecraft Conference @what_is_sos]

State of Statecraft (SOS) is a new security and intelligence conference purposed to bring together observers of espionage, sabotage, influence, and other unique forms of covert statecraft to share their work with a community hyper-focused on tackling state-sponsored ops.

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

My first narrowband image! This is the Cygnus Wall a smaller section of the North America Nebula. Just under 15 hours of total exposure time through three different filters. Amazed at the detail this little camera picked up excited for hopefully lots of future imaging sessions

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@JohnHultquist @Cyberknow20 When I read this it was very very similar to the Jamestown Cyber Force. I wonder how much of it is based off that.

https://t.co/WSpeU1oNYv

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@BaldingsWorld Taiwan…

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

Got a new camera recently and took it for a test drive this week. This is M51 aka the Whirlpool Galaxy. This was my first time editing a monochrome image and first time shooting in monochrome. Lots to learn but excited for future projects!

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

Fantastic overview by @JamestownTweets on the PRC Cyberspaceforce:

https://t.co/WSpeU1oNYv

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

Woke up early to spend sometime attempting to image the lunar eclipse.

It didn’t disappoint!

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@reprise_99 Respectfully disagree!

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@k_sec @bkMSFT Shellshock!

[Katrina Manson @KatrinaManson]

By the end of 2022, DOD confirmed sensitive defense networks on Guam had been infiltrated. The immediate reaction of a former US defense official briefed on the findings: “Holy cow!”

Read our @BW Big Take on alleged Chinese hacking threats to Guam:

https://t.co/06NBF2DvTY

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@sherrod_im And make sure the management interface isn’t exposed to the internet..

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

@notareverser Hultquist’s angels! Coming to a YouTube channel near you

[Microsoft Threat Intelligence @MsftSecIntel]

At @CYBERWARCON, Microsoft is sharing research on North Korean threat actors who steal cryptocurrency and target satellite & weapons systems orgs, as well as details on intelligence collection operations by Chinese threat actor Storm-2077. Learn more: https://t.co/qiZRtbCIab

[Mark Parsons @markpars0ns]

Out early to head to @CYBERWARCON - what better way to fill the drive then listening to @sherrod_im @greglesnewich and @Greg_Schloemer!