Security News

Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
2024-09-18 16:00

The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called "Raptor Train" that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in the US and in...

Chinese Engineer Charged in U.S. for Years-Long Cyber Espionage Targeting NASA and Military
2024-09-18 14:00

A Chinese national has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of conducting a "multi-year" spear-phishing campaign to obtain unauthorized access to computer software and source code created by the...

Chinese national accused by Feds of spear-phishing for NASA, military source code
2024-09-17 02:26

May have reeled in blueprints related to weapons development A Chinese national has been accused of conducting a years-long spear-phishing campaign that aimed to steal source code from the US Army...

Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices
2024-09-13 01:58

Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels The US Attorney's Office in the District of Massachusetts has seized more than 350 internet domains allegedly used by Chinese...

Hunters International cyber-gang extorts Chinese mega-bank's London HQ
2024-09-11 18:00

Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot Ransomware gang Hunters International reportedly claims to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London...

Chinese hackers linked to cybercrime syndicate arrested in Singapore
2024-09-11 13:43

Six Chinese nationals and a Singaporean have been arrested on Monday in Singapore for their alleged role in malicious cyber activities committed in connection with a "global syndicate." [...]

Experts Identify 3 Chinese-Linked Clusters Behind Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
2024-09-10 11:43

A trio of threat activity clusters linked to China has been observed compromising more government organizations in Southeast Asia as part of a renewed state-sponsored operation codenamed Crimson...

Chinese hackers use new data theft malware in govt attacks
2024-09-09 19:19

New attacks attributed to China-based cyber espionage group Mustang Panda show that the threat actor switched to new strategies and malware called FDMTP and PTSOCKET to download payloads and steal...

Chinese Hackers Exploit Visual Studio Code in Southeast Asian Cyberattacks
2024-09-09 12:16

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda has been observed weaponizing Visual Studio Code software as part of espionage operations targeting government...

Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East
2024-09-05 16:19

Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. "Sighting this...