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Chinese Hackers Exploited FortiGate Flaw to Breach Dutch Military Network
Chinese state-backed hackers broke into a computer network that’s used by the Dutch armed forces by targeting Fortinet FortiGate devices.…
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Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect…
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U.S. Feds Shut Down China-Linked “KV-Botnet” Targeting SOHO Routers
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it took steps to neutralize a botnet comprising hundreds of U.S.-based small office and…
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Microsoft Warns of Widening APT29 Espionage Attacks Targeting Global Orgs
Microsoft on Thursday said the Russian state-sponsored threat actors responsible for a cyber attack on its systems in late November…
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China-backed Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant “NSPX30” Spyware
A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor has been linked to a set of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack update requests…
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North Korean Hackers Weaponize Fake Research to Deliver RokRAT Backdoor
Media organizations and high-profile experts in North Korean affairs have been at the receiving end of a new campaign orchestrated…
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Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years
An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has…
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Invoice Phishing Alert: TA866 Deploys WasabiSeed & Screenshotter Malware
The threat actor tracked as TA866 has resurfaced after a nine-month hiatus with a new large-volume phishing campaign to deliver…
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Iranian Hackers Masquerade as Journalists to Spy on Israel-Hamas War Experts
High-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the U.K., and…
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