Tag: china
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China recruiting spies in the UK with fake headhunters and ‘sites like LinkedIn’
MI5 sounds the alarm about attempts to source sensitive information First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/19/mi5_linkedin_china_spy_warning/
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Anthropic AI-powered cyberattack causes a stir
Tags: ai, attack, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, espionage, finance, government, group, hacking, programming, technology, toolAI “‹”‹company Anthropic recently announced that companies worldwide have been attacked by an AI-powered cyber espionage campaign. It is purported to be the first publicly documented case of a cyberattack carried out by an AI model.According to the research report, around 30 organizations worldwide were affected by the attacks. These included large technology companies, financial institutions,…
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MI5 warns of Chinese spies using LinkedIn to gain intel on lawmakers
The alert identifies two specific LinkedIn profiles, featuring fake personas, that are being used by China’s Ministry of State Security in an attempt to build relationships in Westminster and gain intelligence. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/mi5-warns-chinese-spies-using-linkedin-lawmakers
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Dr. Richard Zhao from NSFOCUS Selected into 2025 Top 10 Cybersecurity Professionals by Leading Consulting Company
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov 18, 2025, International Data Corporation (IDC) officially released the “2025 IDC China Top 10 Cybersecurity Professionals” at the 10th IDC China CIO Summit last month. This honor is intended to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to China’s cybersecurity market this year. Dr. Richard Zhao, Chief Strategy Officer…The post…
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CISA, eyeing China, plans hiring spree to rebuild its depleted ranks
The agency will also change some of its workforce policies to avoid driving away talented staff. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-hiring-workforce-strategy/805733/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploited, China’s AI Hacks, PhaaS Empire Falls & More
This week showed just how fast things can go wrong when no one’s watching. Some attacks were silent and sneaky. Others used tools we trust every day, like AI, VPNs, or app stores, to cause damage without setting off alarms.It’s not just about hacking anymore. Criminals are building systems to make money, spy, or spread…
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Dragon Breath Uses RONINGLOADER to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Gh0st RAT
The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver a modified variant of a remote access trojan called Gh0st RAT.The campaign, which is primarily aimed at Chinese-speaking users, employs trojanized NSIS installers masquerading as legitimate like Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams, according to Elastic…
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Anthropic: China-backed hackers launch first large-scale autonomous AI cyberattack
China-linked actors used Anthropic’s AI to automate and run cyberattacks in a sophisticated 2025 espionage campaign using advanced agentic tools. China-linked threat actors used Anthropic’s AI to automate and execute cyberattacks in a highly sophisticated espionage campaign in September 2025. The cyber spies leveraged advanced “agentic” capabilities rather than using AI only for guidance. Attackers…
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A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets
Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/major-leak-spills-chinese-hacking-contractor-tools-targets/
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AI Tool Ran Bulk of Cyberattack, Anthropic Says
Claude Ran Up to 90% Intrusion Tasks Autonomously in China-Linked Campaign. A Chinese state-linked hacking group relied on the Claude Code model to automate most of a cyberespionage campaign against dozens of organizations, Anthropic said. The AI firm describes the campaign as the first verified case of an AI system handling the bulk of a…
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Google Sues Operators of Lighthouse Smishing Campaign
More Than 1M Victims Affected Globally. Tech giant Google sued the Chinese-speaking operators of a phishing-as-a-service operation in what it hopes will be a first step to deterring the prolific service behind hundreds of thousands of fraudulent websites used to steal credentials from millions of victims. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/google-sues-operators-lighthouse-smishing-campaign-a-30042
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Google Sues Operators of Lighthouse Smishing Campaign
More Than 1M Victims Affected Globally. Tech giant Google sued the Chinese-speaking operators of a phishing-as-a-service operation in what it hopes will be a first step to deterring the prolific service behind hundreds of thousands of fraudulent websites used to steal credentials from millions of victims. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/google-sues-operators-lighthouse-smishing-campaign-a-30042
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China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton of human work
Anthropic and AI security experts told CyberScoop that behind the hype, effective AI-driven cyberattacks still require skilled humans, with the attack possibly done to send a message as to show what’s possible. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands/
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Chinese state hackers used Anthropic AI systems in dozens of attacks
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic found that a Chinese espionage group used the company’s AI systems to handle the majority of tasks during cyberattacks on about 30 entities, several of which were successfully breached. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-hackers-anthropic-cyberattacks
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Anthropic claims of Claude AI-automated cyberattacks met with doubt
Anthropic reports that a Chinese state-sponsored threat group, tracked as GTG-1002, carried out a cyber-espionage operation that was largely automated through the abuse of the company’s Claude Code AI model. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-claims-of-claude-ai-automated-cyberattacks-met-with-doubt/
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AI firm claims it stopped Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack campaign
Anthropic says financial firms and government agencies were attacked ‘largely without human intervention’A leading artificial intelligence company claims to have stopped a China-backed “cyber espionage” campaign that was able to infiltrate financial firms and government agencies with almost no human oversight.The US-based Anthropic said its coding tool, Claude Code, was “manipulated” by a Chinese state-sponsored…
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Anthropic warns state-linked actor abused its AI tool in sophisticated espionage campaign
Researchers said a China-backed adversary conducted powerful attacks with almost no human intervention.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/anthropic-state-actor-ai-tool-espionage/805550/
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Google, researchers see signs that Lighthouse text scammers disrupted after lawsuit
SecAlliance and Silent Push confirmed that the suspected Chinese operators of the phishing kit appear to have been affected. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/lighthouse-text-scammers-disrupted-google-lawsuit/
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FBI flags scam targeting Chinese speakers with bogus surgery bills
Crooks spoof US insurers, threaten bogus extradition to pry loose personal data and cash First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/fbi_chinese_speaker_health_insurance/
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Chinese State Hackers Jailbroke Claude AI Code for Automated Breaches
Anthropic, the developer behind Claude AI, says a Chinese state sponsored group used its model to automate most of a cyber espionage operation against about 30 companies with Claude handling up to 90% of the technical work. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-hackers-jailbroke-claude-ai-breaches/
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Google, researchers see signs that Lighthouse text scammers disrupted after lawsuit
SecAlliance and Silent Push confirmed that the suspected Chinese operators of the phishing kit appear to have been affected. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/lighthouse-text-scammers-disrupted-google-lawsuit/
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Chinese Tech Firm Leak Reportedly Exposes State Linked Hacking
A massive data leak reportedly at Chinese firm Knownsec (Chuangyu) exposed 12,000 files detailing state-backed ‘cyber weapons’ and spying on over 20 countries. See the details, including 95GB of stolen Indian immigration data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-tech-firm-leak-state-linked-hacking/
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Chinese cyber spies used Claude AI to automate 90% of their attack campaign, Anthropic claims
Anthropic threat researchers believe that they’ve uncovered and disrupted the first documented case of a cyberattack executed with the help of its agentic AI and minimal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/14/claude-ai-automated-cyberattack/
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Chinese Tech Firm Leak Reportedly Exposes State Linked Hacking
A massive data leak reportedly at Chinese firm Knownsec (Chuangyu) exposed 12,000 files detailing state-backed ‘cyber weapons’ and spying on over 20 countries. See the details, including 95GB of stolen Indian immigration data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-tech-firm-leak-state-linked-hacking/
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US announces new strike force targeting Chinese crypto scammers
U.S. federal authorities have established a new task force to disrupt Chinese cryptocurrency scam networks that defraud Americans of nearly $10 billion annually. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-announces-new-strike-force-targeting-chinese-crypto-scammers/
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US announces new strike force targeting Chinese crypto scammers
U.S. federal authorities have established a new task force to disrupt Chinese cryptocurrency scam networks that defraud Americans of nearly $10 billion annually. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-announces-new-strike-force-targeting-chinese-crypto-scammers/
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Anthropic Claude AI Used by Chinese-Back Hackers in Spy Campaign
AI vendor Anthropic says a China-backed threat group used the agentic capabilities in its Claude AI model to automate as much as 90% of the operations in a info-stealing campaign that presages how hackers will used increasingly sophisticated AI capabilities in future cyberattacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/anthropic-claude-ai-used-by-chinese-back-hackers-in-spy-campaign/
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Anthropic: China-Based Hackers Used Claude to Automate Global Cyberattack
Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked Anthropic’s Claude AI to run an autonomous global cyberattack, marking a major shift in AI-driven cyberwarfare. The post Anthropic: China-Based Hackers Used Claude to Automate Global Cyberattack appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-anthropic-china-hackers-claude/
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Anthropic Claude AI Used by Chinese-Back Hackers in Spy Campaign
AI vendor Anthropic says a China-backed threat group used the agentic capabilities in its Claude AI model to automate as much as 90% of the operations in a info-stealing campaign that presages how hackers will used increasingly sophisticated AI capabilities in future cyberattacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/anthropic-claude-ai-used-by-chinese-back-hackers-in-spy-campaign/
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RONINGLOADER Uses Signed Drivers to Disable Microsoft Defender and Bypass EDR
Elastic Security Labs has uncovered a sophisticated campaign deploying a newly identified loader, dubbed RONINGLOADER, that weaponizes legitimately signed kernel drivers to systematically disable Microsoft Defender and evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Attributed to the Dragon Breath APT group (APT-Q-27), this campaign demonstrates a significant evolution in attack sophistication, primarily targeting Chinese-speaking users…