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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.

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.

Iran-Linked Hackers Hit Israeli IT Firms to Reach High-Value Targets
A group tied to Iran used a flexible, plug-in-style hacking toolkit to break into IT service providers in Israel, then moved through those companies to attack their clients.

Iranian Spies Target Israeli IT Firms With a New Custom Toolkit Called Cavern
A hacking crew tied to Iran's intelligence ministry is running a previously unseen command-and-control framework against Israeli government bodies and their IT suppliers.

Mustang Panda Turns Zoho WorkDrive Into C2 in Twin Campaigns Against Indian Government
The China-aligned crew is running parallel operations against New Delhi ministries and hydropower operators, routing commands through a legitimate cloud collaboration service that most enterprise defenses will never flag.