Security News

China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions
2025-04-01 11:03

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing,...

China cracks down on personal information collection. No, seriously
2025-03-31 00:30

PLUS: Indonesia crimps social media, allows iPhones; India claims rocket boost; In-flight GenAI for Japan Airlines Asia In Brief China last week commenced a crackdown on inappropriate collection...

China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar
2025-03-27 22:06

Crew also cooked up two fresh SparrowDoor backdoor variants, says ESET The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US...

China-linked FamousSparrow APT group resurfaces with enhanced capabilities
2025-03-26 15:00

ESET investigated suspicious activity on the network of a trade group in the United States that operates in the financial sector. While helping the affected entity remediate the compromise, they...

China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms
2025-03-23 23:29

PLUS: Zoho's Ulaa anointed India’s most patriotic browser; Typhoon-like gang targets Taiwan; Japan debates offensive cyber-ops; and more Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration and...

China-Linked APT Aquatic Panda: 10-Month Campaign, 7 Global Targets, 5 Malware Families
2025-03-21 11:01

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group. known as Aquatic Panda has been linked to a "global espionage campaign" that took place in 2022 targeting seven organizations. These...

China-Linked MirrorFace Deploys ANEL and AsyncRAT in New Cyber Espionage Operation
2025-03-18 10:24

Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union...

FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to
2025-03-16 22:58

PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to...

This is the FBI, open up. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network
2025-03-12 13:00

Power utility GM talks to El Reg about getting that call and what happened next Nick Lawler, general manager of the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), was at home one Friday...

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence Sharing
2025-03-12 11:09

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly writes about a new international intelligence sharing co-op: Historically, China, Russia, Iran & North Korea have cooperated to some extent on military and...