Chinese state-sponsored threat groups have targeted telecoms, financial and government organizations in Africa as part of soft power efforts.
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China said it was following media reports about suspected security issues with iPhones but insisted there was no ban on its officials using the devices
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Symantec warns that the Redfly APT appears to be focusing exclusively on targeting critical national infrastructure organizations.
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Microsoft reveals how a crash dump from 2021 inadvertently exposed a key that Chinese cyberspies later leveraged to hack US government emails.
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Earth Estries, a cyberspy group possibly linked to China, has targeted governments and tech firms in the US, Germany, South Africa and Asia.
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Chinese threat actor exploiting Barracuda ESG appliances deployed persistence mechanisms in preparation for remediation efforts.
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Microsoft warns that Chinese spies are hacking into Taiwanese organizations with minimal use of malware and by abusing legitimate software.
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A new APT group called Carderbee has been observed deploying the PlugX backdoor via a supply chain attack targeting organizations in Hong Kong.
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China has implanted malware in key US power and communications networks in a “ticking time bomb” that could disrupt the military in event of a conflict
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Microsoft has revoked signed drivers used for post-exploitation activity, in many cases by Chinese cybercriminals.
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