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- Five Eyes: Chinese Spies Target Government, Military Staff With Fake Job Opportunitiesby Ionut Arghire on June 5, 2026 at 8:46 am
Posing as recruiters on online platforms, Chinese intelligence officers target personnel with access to classified or privileged information. The post Five Eyes: Chinese Spies Target Government, Military Staff With Fake Job Opportunities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacksby SecurityWeek News on May 29, 2026 at 4:20 pm
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Trump Mobile exposes customer data, phishers target the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CISA responds to recent supply chain attacks. The post In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- LA Metro Cyberattack Linked to Iranian State-Sponsored Hackersby Eduard Kovacs on May 27, 2026 at 9:33 am
The attack was claimed by a hacktivist group, but evidence showed it used infrastructure linked to Iranian government threat actors. The post LA Metro Cyberattack Linked to Iranian State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Chinese APTs Expand Targets, Update Backdoors in Recent Campaignsby Ionut Arghire on May 14, 2026 at 12:11 pm
Salt Typhoon has hit an energy entity in Azerbaijan. Twill Typhoon has targeted Asian entities with an updated RAT. The post Chinese APTs Expand Targets, Update Backdoors in Recent Campaigns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Palo Alto Zero-Day Exploited in Campaign Bearing Hallmarks of Chinese State Hackingby Eduard Kovacs on May 7, 2026 at 3:31 pm
The cybersecurity firm has not explicitly accused China of being behind the attack, but the evidence suggests it was. The post Palo Alto Zero-Day Exploited in Campaign Bearing Hallmarks of Chinese State Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Iranian APT Intrusion Masquerades as Chaos Ransomware Attackby Ionut Arghire on May 6, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Likely perpetrated by MuddyWater, the attack combined social engineering, persistence, credential harvesting, and data theft. The post Iranian APT Intrusion Masquerades as Chaos Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Iranian Cyber Group Handala Targets US Troops in Bahrainby Ionut Arghire on April 29, 2026 at 10:35 am
US service members received WhatsApp messages claiming they would be targeted with drones and missiles. The post Iranian Cyber Group Handala Targets US Troops in Bahrain appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Alleged Chinese State Hacker Extradited to USby Ionut Arghire on April 28, 2026 at 1:36 pm
A member of Silk Typhoon, Xu Zewei is accused of launching cyberattacks against universities in the US. The post Alleged Chinese State Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- China-Linked APT GopherWhisper Abuses Legitimate Services in Government Attacksby Ionut Arghire on April 25, 2026 at 10:50 am
Dubbed GopherWhisper, the group relies on multiple Go-based backdoors alongside custom loaders and injectors. The post China-Linked APT GopherWhisper Abuses Legitimate Services in Government Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- North Korean Hackers Use AppleScript, ClickFix in Fresh macOS Attacksby Ionut Arghire on April 22, 2026 at 10:49 am
The campaigns focus on financial organizations, including cryptocurrency, venture capital, and blockchain entities. The post North Korean Hackers Use AppleScript, ClickFix in Fresh macOS Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.





