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Illustration: a laptop screen showing a generic software installer window mid-download
Threat Intelligence

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.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

China-linked hackers hit university email servers to spy on physics and defence researchers

Proofpoint says a group it calls UNK_MassTraction is chaining two Roundcube flaws at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal logins and plant backdoors.

4 min read
Illustration for the story: Chinese Hacking Group Adds Three New Backdoors to Its Router Attack Kit
Threat Intelligence

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.

2 min read
Illustration: a stack of small office routers with blinking status lights on a dark server-room shelf
Threat Intelligence

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.

3 min read
Illustration: a dimly lit university physics laboratory at night
Threat Intelligence

Suspected Chinese Hackers Target University Webmail in Credential-Stealing Campaign

A hacking group tied to China is exploiting a critical flaw in Roundcube webmail to steal login credentials from physics and engineering faculties at US and Canadian universities.

3 min read
Illustration: a dimly lit Indian accountant's desk at night, showing an open laptop with a generic tax form on screen
Threat Intelligence

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 trojan onto the machines of accountants and corporate finance staff.

3 min read
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AI Security

New Chinese AI Models Challenge Cyber Defenses

Two new Chinese AI models can find software vulnerabilities faster and cheaper than most defenders can patch them.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

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.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Cyber Group Targets Southeast Asian Utilities with New Backdoor

A China-linked group has successfully breached electricity and water providers across Southeast Asia, deploying a previously undocumented backdoor tool built to erase its own tracks.

3 min read
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