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- Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operationsby Ionut Arghire on October 7, 2025 at 10:34 am
BIETA and its subsidiary CIII research develop and sell technologies supporting China’s intelligence, counterintelligence, and military operations. The post Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malwareby Ionut Arghire on October 1, 2025 at 12:21 pm
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.
- North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workersby Ionut Arghire on September 26, 2025 at 12:01 pm
North Korean threat actors pose as recruiters to steal developers’ identities and supply them to fraudulent IT workers. The post North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractorsby Ionut Arghire on September 25, 2025 at 12:57 pm
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.
- Chinese Hackers Lurked Nearly 400 Days in Networks With Stealthy BrickStorm Malwareby Eduard Kovacs on September 25, 2025 at 11:35 am
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant link the BrickStorm campaign to UNC5221, warning that hackers are analyzing stolen code to weaponize zero-day vulnerabilities. The post Chinese Hackers Lurked Nearly 400 Days in Networks With Stealthy BrickStorm Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Details Emerge on Chinese Hacking Operation Impersonating US Lawmakerby Ionut Arghire on September 17, 2025 at 12:59 pm
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.
- Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report by Eduard Kovacs on September 8, 2025 at 3:20 pm
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 SecurityWeek.
- North Korean Hackers Targeted Hundreds in Fake Job Interview Attacksby Ionut Arghire on September 5, 2025 at 10:37 am
The hackers were seen actively monitoring cyber threat intelligence to discover and rebuild exposed infrastructure. The post North Korean Hackers Targeted Hundreds in Fake Job Interview Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Pakistani Hackers Back at Targeting Indian Government Entitiesby Ionut Arghire on August 25, 2025 at 1:25 pm
Pakistani state-sponsored hacking group APT36 is targeting Linux systems in a fresh campaign aimed at Indian government entities. The post Pakistani Hackers Back at Targeting Indian Government Entities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Russian APT Exploiting 7-Year-Old Cisco Vulnerability: FBIby Ionut Arghire on August 21, 2025 at 11:10 am
Russian state-sponsored hackers tracked as Static Tundra continue to target Cisco devices affected by CVE-2018-0171. The post Russian APT Exploiting 7-Year-Old Cisco Vulnerability: FBI appeared first on SecurityWeek.