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- Web Hosting Firms in Taiwan Attacked by Chinese APT for Access to High-Value Targetsby Ionut Arghire on August 18, 2025 at 9:33 am
Chinese APT UAT-7237 has been targeting Taiwanese web infrastructure for long-term access to high-value entities. The post Web Hosting Firms in Taiwan Attacked by Chinese APT for Access to High-Value Targets appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Russian Hackers Exploited WinRAR Zero-Day in Attacks on Europe, Canadaby Eduard Kovacs on August 11, 2025 at 9:44 am
WinRAR has patched CVE-2025-8088, a zero-day exploited by Russia’s RomCom in attacks on financial, defense, manufacturing and logistics companies. The post Russian Hackers Exploited WinRAR Zero-Day in Attacks on Europe, Canada appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoftby Ionut Arghire on August 1, 2025 at 12:28 pm
Russian state-sponsored APT Secret Blizzard has used ISP-level AitM attacks to infect diplomatic devices with malware. The post Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoft appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Report Links Chinese Companies to Tools Used by State-Sponsored Hackersby Ionut Arghire on July 31, 2025 at 10:52 am
SentinelLabs connects the dots between prolific Chinese state-sponsored hackers and companies developing intrusion tools. The post Report Links Chinese Companies to Tools Used by State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- China’s Salt Typhoon Hacked US National Guardby Ionut Arghire on July 16, 2025 at 9:20 am
Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon targeted a National Guard unit’s network and tapped into communications with other units. The post China’s Salt Typhoon Hacked US National Guard appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Alleged Chinese State Hacker Wanted by US Arrested in Italyby Eduard Kovacs on July 9, 2025 at 6:40 am
Xu Zewei has been arrested on charges that he is a member of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Hafnium (Silk Typhoon). The post Alleged Chinese State Hacker Wanted by US Arrested in Italy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- US Calls Reported Threats by Pro-Iran Hackers to Release Trump-Tied Material a ‘Smear Campaign’by Associated Press on July 2, 2025 at 1:26 pm
The United States has warned of continued Iranian cyberattacks following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The post US Calls Reported Threats by Pro-Iran Hackers to Release Trump-Tied Material a ‘Smear Campaign’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Russian APT Hits Ukrainian Government With New Malware via Signalby Ionut Arghire on June 25, 2025 at 7:08 am
Russia-linked APT28 deployed new malware against Ukrainian government targets through malicious documents sent via Signal chats. The post Russian APT Hits Ukrainian Government With New Malware via Signal appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructureby Ionut Arghire on June 24, 2025 at 9:50 am
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.
- North Korean Hackers Take Over Victims’ Systems Using Zoom Meetingby Ionut Arghire on June 23, 2025 at 4:42 pm
North Korean hackers employ social engineering to trick Zoom Meeting participants into executing system-takeover commands. The post North Korean Hackers Take Over Victims’ Systems Using Zoom Meeting appeared first on SecurityWeek.