Tag: china
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Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign
Not to be confused with all the other reports of Chinese intruders on US networks that came to light this week First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/27/rednovember_chinese_espionage/
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Salt Typhoon: China’s State-Sponsored Espionage Group Infiltrates Global Telecoms for Long-Term Cyber Warfare
The post Salt Typhoon: China’s State-Sponsored Espionage Group Infiltrates Global Telecoms for Long-Term Cyber Warfare appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/salt-typhoon-chinas-state-sponsored-espionage-group-infiltrates-global-telecoms-for-long-term-cyber-warfare/
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China is Fueling Surveillance Technology Adoption in Latin America”, Who is in Charge of Data Privacy?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is well known for funding major infrastructure projects, including new highways, ports and energy plants across more than 150 countries. However, China has also gained a serious foothold when it comes to surveillance infrastructure. This less publicized development has taken off in Latin America in particular, where 35 cities..…
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China is Fueling Surveillance Technology Adoption in Latin America”, Who is in Charge of Data Privacy?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is well known for funding major infrastructure projects, including new highways, ports and energy plants across more than 150 countries. However, China has also gained a serious foothold when it comes to surveillance infrastructure. This less publicized development has taken off in Latin America in particular, where 35 cities..…
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Google warns of Brickstorm backdoor targeting U.S. legal and tech sectors
China-linked actors used Brickstorm malware to spy on U.S. tech and legal firms, stealing data undetected for over a year, Google warns. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed the use of the Go-based backdoor BRICKSTORM to maintain persistence in U.S. organizations since March 2025. Targets include legal, Software as a Service (SaaS) providers, Business Process Outsourcers…
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BRICKSTORM Malware: China-Linked Hackers Stealthily Target US Tech and Legal Firms for 393 Days
The post BRICKSTORM Malware: China-Linked Hackers Stealthily Target US Tech and Legal Firms for 393 Days appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/brickstorm-malware-china-linked-hackers-stealthily-target-us-tech-and-legal-firms-for-393-days/
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New Chinese Espionage Hacking Group Uncovered
‘RedNovember’ Has Hacked Organizations in the US, Asia and Europe. A hacking group associated with widespread compromise of edge devices is a Chinese-state-aligned group, says cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. The firm says the threat actor, which it now tracks as RedNovember, is highly likely a Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Google Warns of BRICKSTORM Malware Driving Supply Chain Intrusions
China-linked hackers use BRICKSTORM malware to hit tech, SaaS, and legal firms, threatening the US supply chain. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/google-warns-brickstorm-malware/
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Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain
Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company which has 18 sites around…
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Chinese APT Drops ‘Brickstorm’ Backdoors on Edge Devices
The China-linked cyber-espionage group UNC5221 is compromising network appliances that cannot run traditional EDR agents to deploy new versions of the Brickstorm backdoor. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-apt-brickstorm-backdoors-edge-devices
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Chinese Hackers Deploy New PlugX Variant
Sophisticated Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Asian Telecom, Manufacturing Sectors. A remote access Trojan that’s a staple of Chinese nation-state hacking is part of an ongoing campaign targeting telecom and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries. The threat actor, tracked as Naikon, apparently has access to a new variant of PlugX malware. First seen on…
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Hackers reportedly steal details of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain
Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company which has 18 sites around…
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China-Linked Hackers Hit US Tech Firms with BRICKSTORM Malware
China-backed UNC5221 targets US legal and tech firms by deploying BRICKSTORM malware on neglected VMware and Linux/BSD appliances, Google’s Mandiant reports. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/china-hackers-hit-us-tech-firms-brickstorm-malware/
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Targeting Telecommunications Infrastructure to Steal Sensitive Data
Tags: china, communications, cyber, data, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, network, threatChinese state-sponsored cyber threat group Salt Typhoon has intensified long-term espionage operations against global telecommunications infrastructure, according to recent legal and intelligence reporting. Aligned with the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and active since at least 2019, Salt Typhoon has systematically exploited network edge devices to establish deep persistence and exfiltrate highly sensitive communications metadata,…
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RedNovember Hackers Targeting Government and Tech Organizations to Install Backdoor
In July 2024, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group publicly exposed TAG-100, a cyber-espionage campaign leveraging the Go-based backdoor Pantegana against high-profile government, intergovernmental and private organizations worldwide. New evidence now attributes TAG-100 to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, designated RedNovember. Between June 2024 and July 2025, RedNovember”, overlapping with Storm-2077″, has expanded its operations to target…
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Targeting Telecommunications Infrastructure to Steal Sensitive Data
Tags: china, communications, cyber, data, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, network, threatChinese state-sponsored cyber threat group Salt Typhoon has intensified long-term espionage operations against global telecommunications infrastructure, according to recent legal and intelligence reporting. Aligned with the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and active since at least 2019, Salt Typhoon has systematically exploited network edge devices to establish deep persistence and exfiltrate highly sensitive communications metadata,…
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Chinese APT Leans on Researcher PoCs to Spy on Other Countries
RedNovember is both lazy and punctual: always quick to do its homework on new vulnerabilities, but always getting the answers from cyber defenders. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-oss-pocs-spy-countries
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Chinese APT Leans on Researcher PoCs to Spy on Other Countries
RedNovember is both lazy and punctual: always quick to do its homework on new vulnerabilities, but always getting the answers from cyber defenders. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-oss-pocs-spy-countries
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Chinese Hackers Use ‘BRICKSTORM’ Backdoor to Breach US Firms
The hackers are likely trying to collect data to feed the development of zero-day exploits, said Google researchers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-hackers-brickstorm/
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Cisco Uncovers New PlugX Backdoor Linked to Chinese APTs
The post Cisco Uncovers New PlugX Backdoor Linked to Chinese APTs appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cisco-uncovers-new-plugx-backdoor-linked-to-chinese-apts/
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SEO Poisoning Campaign Tied to Chinese Actor
In Operation Rewrite, an unspecified actor is using legitimate compromised web servers to deliver malicious content to visitors for financial gain. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/seo-poisoning-campaign-chinese-actor
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Gains and Risks for Enterprises With DeepSeek V3.1
Splx Says Hardened Prompts Lower Hallucinations But Security Gaps Persist. DeepSeek is touting its newest model as its entry into the agent era and performance benchmarks show a notable leap in capabilities. Security testing shows progress and persistent vulnerabilities in the Chinese company’s upgraded V3.1 model. The raw model swore in response to testing prompts.…
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Oracle gets to store US users’ TikTok data, says Trump
President to announce details on Big Red’s storage and security deal for Chinese social media phenomenon later this week First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/23/oracle_gets_to_store_us/
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BadIIS Malware Spreads via SEO Poisoning, Redirects Traffic, Plants Web Shells
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign likely undertaken by a Chinese-speaking threat actor using a malware called BadIIS in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia, particularly with a focus on Vietnam.The activity, dubbed Operation Rewrite, is being tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 under the moniker CL-UNK-1037,…
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Details About Chinese Surveillance and Propaganda Companies
Tags: business, china, data-breach, firewall, government, infrastructure, startup, strategy, technologyDetails from leaked documents: While people often look at China’s Great Firewall as a single, all-powerful government system unique to China, the actual process of developing and maintaining it works the same way as surveillance technology in the West. Geedge collaborates with academic institutions on research and development, adapts its business strategy to fit different…
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Pentagon Bans China-Based Engineers Over Hacking Concerns
The Pentagon bans China-based staff from cloud work after reports warn of espionage risks and urge tighter supply chain security. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/pentagon-bans-china-based-engineers-over-hacking-concerns/
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A Dangerous Worm Is Eating Its Way Through Software Packages
Plus: An investigation reveals how US tech companies reportedly helped build China’s sweeping surveillance state, and two more alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking group were arrested. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-dangerous-worm-is-eating-its-way-through-software-packages/
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Security News This Week: A Dangerous Worm Is Eating Its Way Through Software Packages
Plus: An investigation reveals how US tech companies reportedly helped build China’s sweeping surveillance state, and two more alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking group were arrested. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-dangerous-worm-is-eating-its-way-through-software-packages/
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Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes
Being a carmaker where ‘everything is connected’ has left JLR unable to isolate its plants or functions, forcing a shutdown of most systemsThe first external signs of the chaos about to hit JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, came on the quiet last Sunday of August. Managers at a factory in Halewood, Merseyside, told industry contacts…