Vulnerabilities SAP Zero-Day Targeted Since January, Many Sectors Impacted Hundreds of SAP NetWeaver instances hacked via a zero-day that allows remote code execution, not only arbitrary file uploads, as initially believed. Ionut ArghireMay 9, 2025
Malware & Threats Chinese APT’s Adversary-in-the-Middle Tool Dissected ESET has analyzed Spellbinder, the IPv6 SLAAC spoofing tool Chinese APT TheWizards uses to deploy its WizardNet backdoor. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2025
Incident Response SentinelOne Targeted by North Korean IT Workers, Ransomware Groups, Chinese Hackers SentinelOne has shared some information on the types of threat actors that have targeted the security firm recently. Eduard KovacsMay 1, 2025
Cyberwarfare China’s Secret Weapon? How EV Batteries Could Be Weaponized to Disrupt America As Xi Jinping advances his vision for China’s dominance by 2049, cybersecurity experts warn that connected technologies—like EV batteries—may quietly serve as tools of... Kevin TownsendApril 29, 2025
Data Breaches Microsoft Purges Dormant Azure Tenants, Rotates Keys to Prevent Repeat Nation-State Hack Microsoft security chief Charlie Bell says the SFI's 28 objectives are “near completion” and that 11 others have made “significant progress.” Ryan NaraineApril 21, 2025
Cybercrime Man Helped Individuals in China Get Jobs Involving Sensitive US Government Projects Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong pleaded guilty to defrauding US companies of roughly $1 million in a fake IT worker scheme. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2025
Nation-State Chinese APT Mustang Panda Updates, Expands Arsenal The Chinese state-sponsored group Mustang Panda has used new and updated malicious tools in a recent attack. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2025
Malware & Threats MITRE Hackers’ Backdoor Has Targeted Windows for Years Windows versions of the BrickStorm backdoor that the Chinese APT used in the MITRE hack last year have been active for years. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2025
Malware & Threats Enhanced Version of ‘BPFDoor’ Linux Backdoor Seen in the Wild In recent attacks, the state-sponsored backdoor BPFDoor is using a controller to open a reverse shell and move laterally. Ionut ArghireApril 16, 2025
Nation-State China Pursuing 3 Alleged US Operatives Over Cyberattacks During Asian Games China accuses three alleged U.S. NSA operatives of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and the Asian Games in Harbin. Associated PressApril 15, 2025
Nation-State China Admitted to Volt Typhoon Cyberattacks on US Critical Infrastructure: Report In a secret meeting between Chinese and US officials, the former confirmed conducting cyberattacks on US infrastructure. Eduard KovacsApril 11, 2025
Malware & Threats Hackers Could Unleash Chaos Through Backdoor in China-Made Robot Dogs An undocumented remote access backdoor in the Unitree Go1 Robot Dog allows remote control over the tunnel network and use of the vision cameras... Ryan NaraineApril 1, 2025
Government Despite Rip-and-Replace Efforts, FCC Suspects Banned Chinese Telecom Providers Still Active in US The FCC is investigating whether Chinese firms such as Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom are still operating in the US. Eduard KovacsMarch 24, 2025
Nation-State Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley The FishMonger APT group, a subdivision of Chinese cybersecurity firm I-Soon, compromised seven organizations in a 2022 campaign. Ionut ArghireMarch 21, 2025
Nation-State Mandiant Uncovers Custom Backdoors on End-of-Life Juniper Routers China-nexus cyberespionage group caught planting custom backdoors on end-of-life Juniper Networks Junos OS routers. Ryan NaraineMarch 12, 2025
ICS/OT China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days Dragos case study reveals that Volt Typhoon hacked the US electric grid and stole information on OT systems. Eduard KovacsMarch 12, 2025
Cyberwarfare US Indicts China’s iSoon ‘Hackers-for-Hire’ Operatives i-Soon employees charged with conducting extensive hacking campaigns on behalf of Beijing’s security services. Ryan NaraineMarch 5, 2025
Malware & Threats Chinese Botnet Powered by 130,000 Devices Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts A China-linked botnet powered by 130,000 hacked devices has targeted Microsoft 365 accounts with password spraying attacks. Eduard KovacsFebruary 25, 2025
Artificial Intelligence OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools OpenAI has banned ChatGPT accounts used by Chinese threat actors, including ones leveraged for the development of spying tools. Eduard KovacsFebruary 24, 2025
Nation-State Cisco Details ‘Salt Typhoon’ Network Hopping, Credential Theft Tactics Cisco Talos observed Chinese hackers pivoting from a compromised device operated by one telecom to target a device in another telecom. Ryan NaraineFebruary 21, 2025