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Silver Fox's New MODBEACON Trojan Hides Inside Fake Software Installers
The China-linked group is using booby-trapped downloads to plant a Rust-built remote-control tool that talks to its handlers over encrypted channels.
China-linked hackers hit university email servers to spy on physics and defence researchers
A group tracked as UNK_MassTraction is exploiting two Roundcube flaws at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal logins and plant backdoors, Proofpoint says.
Chinese Hacking Group Adds Three New Backdoors to Its Router Attack Kit
The group behind a long-running campaign targeting small office routers has quietly expanded its toolbox, giving it more ways to hide inside a victim's network.
Chinese hackers hijack unpatched routers to build a stealth relay network
A group Cisco Talos calls UAT-7810 is breaking into Ruckus and ASUS routers to hide the tracks of other China-linked spying crews.
Suspected Chinese Hackers Target University Webmail in Credential-Stealing Campaign
A hacking group tied to China is breaking into Roundcube webmail systems at physics and engineering faculties across US and Canadian universities to steal login details.
Fake Indian tax portal used to plant spyware on finance teams' computers
A suspected Chinese hacking group is posing as India's Income Tax Department to slip a remote-control virus onto the machines of accountants and corporate finance staff.
New Chinese AI Models Challenge Cyber Defenses
Recent advances in Chinese AI models reveal vulnerabilities at a rapid pace, posing a challenge to cybersecurity defenses.
Iran, Russia, and China Have Been Quietly Attacking Water Systems — and the Door Was Usually Left Unlocked
A new threat-intelligence report finds three governments targeting water and wastewater infrastructure, not primarily to poison anyone, but to cause fear, probe weaknesses, and pre-position for future conflict. The tools they're using are embarrassingly basic.
Chinese Cyber Group Targets Southeast Asian Utilities with New Backdoor
Critical infrastructure providers in Southeast Asia are facing targeted cyber intrusions from a China-linked group using a novel backdoor tool.
China-Nexus Crew Burrowed Into REDCap, Turned Google Workspace Rules Into an Exfil Pipe
A 13-plus-month intrusion across medical, academic, and defense research networks abused victim-side mail forwarding instead of dropping noisy C2.
Google Takes Lighthouse PhaaS Operators to Court Over Gemini-Powered Smishing
Civil complaint targets a China-linked network behind the 'Outsider' phishing kit, alleging misuse of Gemini to scale text-message fraud against U.S. consumers.
FBI Dismantles 13 Sites Tied to Chinese Influence Operation Targeting Cleared US Personnel
The seized domains posed as consulting firms advertising jobs — a tradecraft pattern consistent with state-directed recruitment campaigns against intelligence community insiders.
Five Eyes Warns: Chinese Intelligence Officers Posing as Recruiters to Harvest Government Secrets
A joint advisory flags a persistent social engineering campaign targeting personnel with access to classified material — fake job offers, real espionage.
TA4922 Broadens Phishing Sweep Into U.K., Germany, Italy and South Africa
The China-linked crew is rotating through ValleyRAT, Atlas RAT and freshly minted payloads at a pace researchers describe as unusually fast.