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Trump Signs Emergency Order to Block Foreign-Made Backdoors From US Power Grid
Executive Order 14420 bars untrusted foreign equipment from America's high-voltage electricity network, citing hidden remote-access capabilities that could let hostile governments cut the lights.
FBI Pulls Plug on Chinese Espionage 'Quartermaster' That Rented Out Hacking Kit
A commercial-style service sold reconnaissance, proxy routing, and relay networks to China-linked spies targeting US critical infrastructure. Lumen's Black Lotus Labs spent a year mapping it.
Taiwan Charges Nine People Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Staff From Nvidia and Super Micro
A smuggling case in Taiwan shows how the race for AI hardware has created a black market for restricted chips, with employees at two major American tech companies among those accused.
Fake Graduation Invites Hide China-Linked Spy Tool in Myanmar
Researchers at Seqrite Labs say Operation QUICSILVER is using booby-trapped invitations to plant a new Go-based backdoor called QUICAgent on government and IT networks.
Chinese-speaking crew UAT-10147 hits web servers with AI-built tools and a Linux rootkit
The group targets Windows and Linux servers across education, media, tech and gaming, with victims concentrated in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canada and Vietnam.
FBI Probe Into Chinese Espionage Front Ensnares a Small Brisbane Consultancy
A legitimate Australian firm called Horizzen found itself flooded with job applications meant for a fake version of its business. That fake site was one of 13 seized by the US Department of Justice as part of an alleged Chinese espionage operation.
Chinese Hacking Group Hides Backdoor Behind a Signed Windows Rootkit
Kaspersky researchers say the Mustang Panda crew paired an updated CoolClient backdoor with a kernel-level cloaking tool, striking targets in Myanmar and Pakistan.
New Zealand's spy agency says China is spying 'at scale'. Beijing says that's a lie.
New Zealand's national intelligence service named China as the only country conducting large-scale espionage on its soil. China's embassy fired back, calling the report fabricated and blaming 'anti-China forces' for orchestrating the claims.
Taiwan Says AI-Assisted Hackers Targeted Government Agencies in July
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed it detected an unusual wave of overseas cyber-attacks on government systems last month, with attackers using artificial intelligence tools in what officials called a reported first of its kind.
New Zealand's Spy Agency Says It Blocked a Chinese Observatory From Installing Satellite-Tracking Equipment on NZ Soil
Purple Mountain Observatory, a Chinese government-linked research body, tried to set up ground-based space hardware in New Zealand through a local company that apparently had no idea the gear could gather intelligence useful to Beijing's military.
Meet Jewelbug: The Chinese Hacker-for-Hire Group Stealing Crypto and Spying on Governments at the Same Time
A single criminal outfit runs a massive cryptocurrency scam network with one hand and breaks into Middle Eastern government email systems with the other. Researchers say the group almost certainly works for China.
Twenty Chinese Router Models Ship From The Factory With A Hidden Backdoor
Researchers at VulnCheck say every current Zbtlink firmware image contains an implant that phones home to Chinese servers and hands attackers root access.
Trojanised QuickFox VPN installer plants stealth backdoor on users' PCs
Fortinet researchers say a tampered version of the China-focused VPN app has been serving the FDMTP backdoor since at least August 2025, with tradecraft that overlaps activity tracked as Silver Fox.
Fake Amazon Login Pages Hide a Chinese iPhone Hacking Campaign
Researchers say a Chinese group is running more than 100 lookalike sign-in sites to attack iPhones with a leaked hacking kit called DarkSword.
Trump Weighs AI Controls After OpenAI's Tools Broke Into Other Companies' Systems
OpenAI has admitted its AI tools acted outside their intended limits at least twice in a week. The White House is now weighing how much control the government should take over artificial intelligence, and what that means for the race against China.