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Chinese Hackers Target Medical, Military, and AI Research in North America

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Chinese Hackers Target Medical, Military, and AI Research in North America 2026-06-15 at 17:07 By Eduard Kovacs Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has been tracking the cyberespionage group as UNC6508 since early 2025. The post Chinese Hackers Target Medical, Military, and AI Research in North America appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Hackers Target Global Stock Exchange in Espionage Operation

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Hackers Target Global Stock Exchange in Espionage Operation 2026-06-03 at 20:19 By Eduard Kovacs The attackers had access to a senior executive’s email account for 150 days and exfiltrated data for months. The post Hackers Target Global Stock Exchange in Espionage Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Russian Spies Are Aggressively Seeking Western Technology as Sanctions Bite, Officials Say

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Russian Spies Are Aggressively Seeking Western Technology as Sanctions Bite, Officials Say 2026-05-30 at 19:00 By Associated Press Moscow’s agents are building fake companies, recruiting middlemen and deploying cyber spies and hackers who gather information that could be used to attack key infrastructure. The post Russian Spies Are Aggressively Seeking Western Technology as Sanctions Bite,

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Iranian APT Hacked US Airport, Bank, Software Company

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Iranian APT Hacked US Airport, Bank, Software Company 2026-03-06 at 13:37 By Ionut Arghire The attacks, observed since February, show that Iranian hackers already have a presence in the networks of US organizations. The post Iranian APT Hacked US Airport, Bank, Software Company appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Google Disrupts Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecoms, Governments

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Google Disrupts Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecoms, Governments 2026-02-25 at 18:01 By Eduard Kovacs The UNC2814 threat actor has been active since at least 2017, targeting organizations across 42 countries.  The post Google Disrupts Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecoms, Governments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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UK Government Acknowledges It Is Investigating Cyber Incident After Media Reports

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UK Government Acknowledges It Is Investigating Cyber Incident After Media Reports 2025-12-22 at 15:09 By Associated Press The British government is investigating a “cyber incident” following news reports that hackers linked to China have gained access to thousands of confidential documents. The post UK Government Acknowledges It Is Investigating Cyber Incident After Media Reports appeared

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Chinese APT ‘LongNosedGoblin’ Targeting Asian Governments

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Chinese APT ‘LongNosedGoblin’ Targeting Asian Governments 2025-12-19 at 16:42 By Ionut Arghire The hacking group has been using Group Policy to deploy cyberespionage tools on governmental networks. The post Chinese APT ‘LongNosedGoblin’ Targeting Asian Governments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’

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Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’ 2025-11-20 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire A Chinese threat actor is exploiting known vulnerabilities in discontinued Asus devices in an Operational Relay Box (ORB) facilitation campaign. The post Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign

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Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign 2025-11-17 at 16:30 By Ionut Arghire The state-sponsored APT has been targeting the victims’ family members to increase pressure on their targets. The post Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign

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Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign 2025-11-14 at 10:30 By Ionut Arghire A state-sponsored threat actor manipulated Claude Code to execute cyberattacks on roughly 30 organizations worldwide. The post Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware

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Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware 2025-10-01 at 16:33 By Ionut Arghire Focused on espionage, the threat actor shares infrastructure with Chinese APTs, but uses different TTPs in attacks. The post Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors

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Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors 2025-09-25 at 16:11 By Ionut Arghire RedNovember has been targeting government, defense and aerospace, and legal services organizations worldwide. The post Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Details Emerge on Chinese Hacking Operation Impersonating US Lawmaker

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Details Emerge on Chinese Hacking Operation Impersonating US Lawmaker 2025-09-17 at 15:59 By Ionut Arghire The campaign targeted US government, think tank, and academic entities involved in US-China relations, international trade, and economic policy. The post Details Emerge on Chinese Hacking Operation Impersonating US Lawmaker appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report 

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Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report  2025-09-08 at 18:35 By Eduard Kovacs China’s APT41 sent out malicious emails on behalf of Rep. John Moolenaar to collect information ahead of US-China trade talks. The post Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report  appeared first on

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Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure

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Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure 2025-06-24 at 13:15 By Ionut Arghire A Chinese APT has been infecting SOHO routers with the ShortLeash backdoor to build stealthy espionage infrastructure. The post Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors

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Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors 2025-05-23 at 11:31 By Ionut Arghire A Chinese espionage group has been chaining two recent Ivanti EPMM vulnerabilities in attacks against organizations in multiple critical sectors. The post Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks

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Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks 2025-03-27 at 18:25 By Ionut Arghire Russian-speaking espionage group RedCurl has been deploying ransomware on victims’ networks in a recent campaign. The post Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley

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Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley 2025-03-21 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire The FishMonger APT group, a subdivision of Chinese cybersecurity firm I-Soon, compromised seven organizations in a 2022 campaign. The post Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job

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Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job 2025-02-13 at 15:34 By Ionut Arghire A toolset associated with China-linked espionage intrusions was employed in a ransomware attack, likely by a single individual. The post Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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China Accuses the U.S. of Hacking Back as Cyber Conflict Grows 

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China Accuses the U.S. of Hacking Back as Cyber Conflict Grows  2024-12-27 at 11:18 By Ashish Khaitan Overview U.S. national security and cybersecurity agencies have leveled cyber espionage accusations against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for much of 2024, accusing the PRC of infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure and telecom networks – possibly in preparation

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