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FBI disrupts Flax Typhoon hacking tools used in global cyberattacks

FBI disrupts Flax Typhoon hacking tools used in global cyberattacks 2026-10-09 at 12:44 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI seized seven domains used to operate Microscan and FishHub, two hacking tools linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon that were used to target critical infrastructure and other organizations in the US and abroad. Seizure […]

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US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools

US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools 2026-10-09 at 11:36 By Ionut Arghire Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure. The post US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward

US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward 2026-10-08 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts

Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts 2026-10-02 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic A China-aligned espionage group has been posing as a former White House official and a prominent economist to get into the cloud accounts of AI policy experts in the US, Proofpoint have found. The group, which the […]

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Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks 2026-10-02 at 12:34 By Ionut Arghire The China-based hacking group has been exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities since July 2025. The post Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks

China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks 2026-09-26 at 21:09 By Associated Press The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. The post China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks appeared first […]

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80,000 relay servers help users in China slip past U.S. AI region bans

80,000 relay servers help users in China slip past U.S. AI region bans 2026-09-23 at 16:57 By Sinisa Markovic More than 80,000 relay servers are helping users in China bypass geographic restrictions on leading U.S. AI models, according to Team Cymru. “What we have uncovered is an entire ecosystem designed explicitly to break the frontier […]

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Beijing Hits Back at Anthropic CEO’s Call to Curb China’s AI Development

Beijing Hits Back at Anthropic CEO’s Call to Curb China’s AI Development 2026-09-14 at 17:28 By Associated Press China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a question about Amodei’s essay by saying that all parties should work together on AI. The post Beijing Hits Back at Anthropic CEO’s Call to Curb China’s AI Development appeared […]

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Critical Tencent Software Flaw for One-Click Code Execution

Chinese Hackers Exploit Critical Tencent Software Flaw for One-Click Code Execution 2026-09-14 at 14:51 By Ionut Arghire The Chinese-language input method editor for Windows can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. The post Chinese Hackers Exploit Critical Tencent Software Flaw for One-Click Code Execution appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities

US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities 2026-09-09 at 15:32 By Kevin Townsend Distillation is an ‘attack’ against an AI model designed to capture outputs, understand reasoning processes, and subsequently train a different model. The post US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Chinese AI firms are siphoning capabilities from American models, CISA warns

Chinese AI firms are siphoning capabilities from American models, CISA warns 2026-09-09 at 12:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec China-based AI companies are using large-scale knowledge distillation campaigns to copy capabilities from leading U.S. AI models, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the CISA, NSA, and FBI. Knowledge distillation is a standard AI training technique that […]

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Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says

Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says 2026-08-28 at 13:30 By Kevin Townsend New research shows that country-of-origin labels can obscure an AI model’s upstream dependencies, inherited behaviors and potential security risks. The post Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks

US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks 2026-08-27 at 12:01 By Eduard Kovacs The operation focused on a group named QTFY, which offers hacking services to the Chinese government and others. The post US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate

FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate 2026-08-27 at 10:19 By Sinisa Markovic The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used against U.S. government agencies for […]

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Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Nvidia and Super Micro Staff

Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Nvidia and Super Micro Staff 2026-08-25 at 13:01 By Associated Press AI infrastructure, including advanced semiconductors mostly made in Taiwan, has become a key point of competition between the U.S. and China. The post Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, […]

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US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security

US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security 2026-07-29 at 16:31 By Associated Press The agency said imports of advanced robots pose cybersecurity and other national security risks. The post US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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China’s Top Cybersecurity Firms Hit by Mounting Military Procurement Bans

China’s Top Cybersecurity Firms Hit by Mounting Military Procurement Bans 2026-07-16 at 11:49 By Eduard Kovacs Chinese cybersecurity firms are facing action from the country’s military, but it’s not due to product or technical failures. The post China’s Top Cybersecurity Firms Hit by Mounting Military Procurement Bans appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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China, India-Linked Hackers Both Targeted Same Pakistani Police Force

China, India-Linked Hackers Both Targeted Same Pakistani Police Force 2026-07-10 at 14:55 By Eduard Kovacs Both foes and allies have targeted the Balochistan Police force in Pakistan for at least two years, according to SentinelOne. The post China, India-Linked Hackers Both Targeted Same Pakistani Police Force appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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China-Linked APT Expands Arsenal With New ‘Leash’ Backdoors

China-Linked APT Expands Arsenal With New ‘Leash’ Backdoors 2026-07-08 at 18:42 By Ionut Arghire Cisco says the threat actor behind the LapDogs campaign has expanded its SOHO router malware toolkit with LongLeash, DogLeash, and JarLeash backdoors. The post China-Linked APT Expands Arsenal With New ‘Leash’ Backdoors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Researchers make the case for a cybersecurity AI scientist

Researchers make the case for a cybersecurity AI scientist 2026-07-07 at 09:30 By Mirko Zorz Autonomous AI agents have started doing real security work. Language-model agents probe software for flaws, run penetration tests, and chain together attack steps that once needed a human operator. Research about security has stayed slower and more manual, built around […]

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