Security News > 2025 > February > Chinese spies suspected of 'moonlighting' as tawdry ransomware crooks
2025-02-14 02:19
Some employees steal sticky notes, others 'borrow' malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies and financially motivated cybercriminals.…
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