Proofpoint says TA4922, a suspected China aligned cybercrime group, is targeting UK and European organisations with tax, payroll and benefits themed malware campaigns.
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China Uses Dual-Method Cyberattack on Czech Orgs
China is stealing data from high-value targets via a sneaky, double-layer spear-phishing campaign that includes the Azureveil malware.
AI, china, Global Security News
Putin’s $26 Billion Longevity Push
Plus, why investors are betting on ‘physical AI’ and how China stuffed the Maextro S800 with gadgets.
AI, china, Global Security News
China Wants Its Companies to Embrace AI—Without Firing Workers
As a backlash against AI builds in the U.S. and elsewhere, China is acting to stave off social and economic disruption.
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Chinese APTs Share Linux Backdoor in Central Asia Telco Attacks
“Showboat” doesn’t show off, but clearly it doesn’t need to, as it’s long helped China spy on small market communications providers.
AI, china, Global Security News
Azerbaijani Energy Firm Hit by Repeated Microsoft Exchange Exploitation
A threat actor with affiliations to China has been linked to a “multi-wave intrusion” targeting an unnamed Azerbaijani oil and gas company between late December 2025 and late February 2026, marking an expansion of its targeting. The activity has been attributed by Bitdefender with moderate-to-high confidence to a hacking group known as FamousSparrow (aka UAT-9244),…
AI, china, Global Security News
North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China
A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts traditional card and board games for a community that sits along the North Korean border and includes many refugees and defectors. ESET researchers tied the operation to ScarCruft,…
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Apple Sales Top $111 Billion in Second Quarter, Powered by iPhone 17
The company, which reported strong sales in China for a second quarter in a row, said iPhone revenue rose nearly 22%.
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Microsoft and OpenAI’s Split May Help Both
Plus, China scuttles Meta’s acquisition and tech layoffs proliferate.
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Meta Is Preparing to Have to Undo Its Manus Acquisition After China Ban
The ban sends a message that China is intent on keeping its AI knowledge within the country.
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Chinese APT Targets Indian Banks, Korean Policy Circles
China is spying on India’s financial sector, for some reason, and it’s not putting much effort into it, judging by some stale TTPs.
AI, china, Global Security News, Network Security
We’re only seeing the tip of the chip-smuggling iceberg
Last year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang repeatedly denied that China was obtaining America’s most advanced chips. ‘There’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion,’ he said, dismissing such reports on another occasion as ‘tall tales.’ Federal prosecutors would beg to differ. They’ve charged six men over the past three weeks with smuggling billions of dollars’…
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ShowDoc RCE Flaw CVE-2025-0520 Actively Exploited on Unpatched Servers
A critical security vulnerability impacting ShowDoc, a document management and collaboration service popular in China, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-0520 (aka CNVD-2020-26585), which carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10.0. It relates to a case of unrestricted file upload that stems from improper validation of
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Under the Skin of America’s Humanoid Robots: Chinese Technology
Tesla and others turn to suppliers in China for components in an industry seen as strategic by both Washington and Beijing.
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Three China-Linked Clusters Target Southeast Asian Government in 2025 Cyber Campaign
Three threat activity clusters aligned with China have targeted a government organization in Southeast Asia as part of what has been described as a “complex and well-resourced operation.” The campaigns have led to the deployment of various malware families, including HIUPAN (aka USBFect, MISTCLOAK, or U2DiskWatch), PUBLOAD, EggStremeFuel (aka RawCookie), EggStremeLoader (aka Gorem RAT), MASOL
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EU Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Iranian Companies for Cyberattacks
The EU has imposed sanctions on Chinese and Iranian firms to combat cyberattacks threatening its critical infrastructure and digital security.
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Beijing wants its own quantum-resistant encryption standards rather than adopt NIST’s
China is reportedly planning to develop its own national post-quantum cryptography standards within the next three years, even as most of the world has already begun migrating to those finalized by the US in 2024. Post-quantum cryptography deals with algorithms that can protect data from the threat proposed by future quantum computers, which are expected…
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EU sanctions Chinese company behind 65,000-device hack
The EU Council has sanctioned companies from China and Iran, along with two individuals, over cyberattacks targeting its member states and partners. “Those listed are subject to an asset freeze, while EU citizens and companies are prohibited from providing them with funds or economic resources. Individuals also face travel bans that prevent entry into or…
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China-Nexus Hackers Target Southeast Asian Military Organizations
Discover how a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign linked to China has infiltrated Southeast Asian military organizations, raising serious national…
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Chinese Nexus Actors Shift Focus to Qatar Amid Iranian Conflict
China-backed entities are pivoting to Qatar amid rising tensions in Iran, revealing their adaptability in a shifting Middle Eastern landscape.
AI, china, Funding, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
China announces new plans to take US industry head on
China has unveiled ambitious plans to compete with the US on emerging technologies by increasing funding for start-ups. The Chinese government said it wanted the digital economy to account for 12.5% of gross domestic product by 2030, a significant increase on the 10.5% share reported last year. Chinese Premier Li Qiang told the National People’s…
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Poland restricts Chinese-made cars at protected military sites
Poland’s military leadership has decided that cars manufactured in the People’s Republic of China will no longer cross the gates of sensitive military bases. The decision follows a risk analysis focused on the growing integration of digital systems in cars and the potential for uncontrolled acquisition and use of data by those systems. The new…
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Nation-State Hackers Put Defense Industrial Base Under Siege
Espionage groups from China, Russia and other nations burned at least two dozen zero-days in edge devices in attempts to infiltrate defense contractors’ networks.
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Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The tech giant’s threat intelligence division said the adversarial targeting of the sector is centered around four key themes: striking…
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AI security’s ‘Great Wall’ problem
The Great Wall of China was built to slow northern raiders and prevent steppe armies from riding straight into the empire’s heart. Yet in 1644, its most impregnable fortress fell without a siege. At Shanhai Pass, where the wall meets the Bohai Sea, General Wu Sangui commanded the eastern gate. Behind him: a rebel army…
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AI security’s ‘Great Wall’ problem
The Great Wall of China was built to slow northern raiders and prevent steppe armies from riding straight into the empire’s heart. Yet in 1644, its most impregnable fortress fell without a siege. At Shanhai Pass, where the wall meets the Bohai Sea, General Wu Sangui commanded the eastern gate. Behind him: a rebel army…