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OpenAI: ‘Likely’ Chinese influence operation tried to use ChatGPT to stir debate on data centers
OpenAI’s threat intelligence team tracked what it believes are two distinct clusters of activity online from groups with ties to China and posting content seemingly designed to stoke anger around divisive topics like AI and data centers. The first, dubbed “Data Center Bandwagon,” used ChatGPT to create imagery and social media comments claiming data center…
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China-Linked JDY Botnet Expands to 1,500+ Devices for Cyber Reconnaissance
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a “resurgence and expansion” of JDY, a covert network associated with China-nexus state-sponsored threat actors. “The JDY botnet comprises over 1,500 SOHO [small office and home office] and IoT devices and operates as a centrally controlled, high-performance scanner used to discover, fingerprint, and continuously map exposed services at scale,” Lumen’s
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UK move to filter photos and messages triggers encryption worries for CISOs
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech on Monday insisting that tech companies create device controls to somehow block children from viewing or creating sexually explicit imagery has raised alarms among CISOs, who worry that the same technology could undermine enterprise security. Starmer gave tech firms three months to create and implement such restrictions voluntarily, at…
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UK move to filter photos and messages triggers encryption worries for CISOs
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech on Monday insisting that tech companies create device controls to somehow block children from viewing or creating sexually explicit imagery has raised alarms among CISOs, who worry that the same technology could undermine enterprise security. Starmer gave tech firms three months to create and implement such restrictions voluntarily, at…
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The security questions around Chinese AI coding models in U.S. software
Software developers across the United States are using AI models built in China to write, debug, and review code, drawn by prices below those of American alternatives. These models carry risks for the security of American software, according to a report from Booz Allen Hamilton, which tested how the models respond when the user appears…
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WWDC: Did Apple make the AI grade this year?
There were several key components to emerge from Apple’s developer conference Monday as the company sought to reassure users (and investors) that it has met the existential challenge represented by AI. Aside from a serious focus on Siri AI and embedded Apple Intelligence across its varied platforms, officials also hailed a slew of performance/usability tweaks,…
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VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances
A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of a known backdoor called BRICKSTORM, as well as two other malware families codenamed PLENET (aka GRIMBOLT) and AGENTPSD to target Linux systems. The activity has been attributed by Volexity to a threat cluster it tracks as VerdantBamboo, which it said overlaps with…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 100
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Targeting WordPress Abuses Steam Community Profiles for Command & Control Operations Legitimate-Looking Codex Remote UI Secretly Steals Your AI Tokens Operation Dragon Weave : Uncovering a China-Linked Campaign Targeting Czech Republic and Taiwan…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 580 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers…
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Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers to Support NSA Use of Mythos
Reports claim Anthropic engineers are helping the NSA use its restricted AI model Mythos, known for advanced cybersecurity capabilities. This week, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic has placed approximately six “forward-deployed” engineers inside the National Security Agency to help the intelligence agency use Mythos, its most capable cyber model, for offensive operations. Two people…
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Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?
Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon gave it a killer marketing advantage, burnishing its public image as a principled AI company that puts values over profits — unlike more mercenary rivals such as OpenAI or Google. But Anthropic’s double standard on authoritarianism suggests the nearly trillion-dollar firm is as calculating and ethically flexible as any…
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New Threat Cluster OP-512 Targets Microsoft IIS Servers with Custom Web Shell Framework
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously unreported threat cluster dubbed OP-512 that has been observed targeting Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers to deploy a bespoke web shell framework. ReliaQuest has assessed with moderate to high confidence that the espionage-focused activity is linked to China. “OP-512 was highly likely conducting espionage through a
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Why Waymo settled for the wrong car
Forget “Florida Man.” Want to hear a California Man story? Here goes. A California man rolled up to a yoga studio in San Francisco’s Marina District in a self-driving Waymo car, walked into the studio, grabbed an armful of yoga shorts, got back in the Waymo and took off. Six months later, police still haven’t…
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Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut
House Democrats criticized a draft Republican Department of Homeland Security spending bill Thursday that they said would cut funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by $250 million. Republicans said the bill provides $2.4 billion for CISA, and that among its focuses are “improving cybersecurity resilience,” in the words of House Appropriations Chairman Tom…
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China-Linked TA4922 Expands Phishing Attacks to UK, Germany, Italy, and South Africa
A new China-linked cybercrime group known as TA4922 has expanded its targeting focus to target European organizations in the U.K., Germany, Italy, and South Africa. These efforts have been complemented by a “rapid operational tempo” and a continually evolving malware arsenal comprising known families like ValleyRAT (aka Winos 4.0) and Atlas RAT (aka AtlasCross RAT),…
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Beware the ‘son of Mythos,’ security experts warn
LONDON — Enterprise security teams were urged by security experts at Infosecurity Europe to brace for impact as both Anthrophic and OpenAI expand access to their frontier AI models for vulnerability discovery. Anthropic, in particular, is significantly expanding Project Glasswing, its scheme to provide select organizations with access to Claude Mythos, an AI-powered vulnerability discovery tool…
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Tropical Blend: Cyber & Politics Ramp Up Across Latin America
China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.
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China-Linked TA4922 Hackers Target UK, Europe With New SilentRunLoader Malware
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.
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Trump revives parts of canceled AI order with cybersecurity-focused directive
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity defenses and establishing a voluntary framework for cooperation between the federal government and developers of advanced artificial intelligence models, reviving portions of a broader AI initiative that he abruptly shelved less than two weeks ago. The order, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and…
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The Pentagon Is Running an AI Propaganda Mill Targeting Latin America
The United States is feeding Pentagon propaganda to internet users in Latin American countries using a new AI-laden content mill, an investigation by The Intercept has found. La Tilde quietly began development early this year and appears to still be a work in progress, pitching itself as a modern media brand for Latin American audiences…
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FIRESIDE CHAT: Deepfakes exploit human emotion, making employee reflex training essential
The wire transfer went through. The CFO on the video call looked right, sounded right, and gave the authorization — except there was no CFO on that call. Related: The industrializing of identity fraud Corporate deepfake attacks of that kind, executives impersonated to authorize fraudulent wire transfers, accounted for roughly $550 million of the $2.19…
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Putin’s $26 Billion Longevity Push
Plus, why investors are betting on ‘physical AI’ and how China stuffed the Maextro S800 with gadgets.
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The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern Utah. Dismissing residents’ concerns over the environmental impacts and water demands of the proposed project in the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake region, O’Leary has claimed protesters are “bused in,” “misinformed,” and alleged that China has…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Iran War to Target Maritime and Energy Companies
ESET’s 2026 APT Activity Report suggests China-backed APTs are using instability in the region to target victims, as well as continuing activity against organizations around the globe
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GDPR set the tone for regulatory action — and the AI fine pushback to come
Big tech firms continue to push back against fines levied for alleged violations of European data protection law, in what could be a harbinger for AI regulations to come. While lawyers and experts quizzed by CSO broadly argue that big tech firms contesting data protection rules isn’t a particular cause for concern, the more widespread…
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House panel poised to hold hearing centered on AI impact on cyber
A House subcommittee will hold an open hearing next week on how frontier artificial intelligence models are shaping the cybersecurity landscape, for good and for ill. The June 4 hearing will be the second the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection has held that was focused at least in part on the subject,…
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Oil shipments, drone makers, and a poisoned code library targeted in recent APT campaigns
Geopolitical pressure drove much of the state-sponsored cyber activity recorded between October 2025 and March 2026, according to ESET’s latest APT Activity Report. Espionage groups aligned with China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran adjusted their targets to match the economic and security concerns of their governments. Attack sources (Source: ESET) “In Asia, the campaigns primarily…
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UK spy chief labels AI ‘unstoppable force’ with offensive, defensive ramifications for cyberspace
Artificial intelligence is an “unstoppable force” that allows tech to be “weaponized just below the threshold of traditional warfare,” including in cyberspace, the head of a U.K. intelligence, security and cybersecurity agency said Wednesday. We live in a world “where the latest frontier AI is rapidly unearthing fault lines in technologies our society relies on…
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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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China Memory-Chip Maker CXMT Clears Shanghai Listing Review
China’s securities regulator has cleared an approximately $4 billion share offering by a leading memory maker, bringing the highly anticipated listing a step closer following the company’s recent technological breakthroughs.
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The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a…
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Chinese phishing gangs grow into a force to be reckoned with
Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) communities are expanding in an area historically dominated by Russian-speaking cybercriminal groups. The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) analyzed a dozen active PhaaS offerings operating in Chinese-language underground communities and found mature services, with several likely linked to broader criminal activity in the region. Nearly all legitimate organizations mimicked by these phishing…
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What Readers Found When They Asked Their Chatbots About China
Plus, a Hollywood screenwriter says historical disputes sank a U.S.—China film project.
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Stop treating AI governance as a review layer. Make it release infrastructure
I’ve spent years building compliance into security products. FedRAMP and Department of War Impact Level authorizations, vulnerability management pipelines: They all follow the same pattern. Build the product, then prove it meets requirements. The compliance layer sits outside the engineering workflow. It reviews what already exists. That model worked when the product stayed static between…
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DeepSeek’s steep V4-Pro price cut escalates AI pricing war
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has announced a steep price cut for its recently launched flagship AI model, V4-Pro. The company has reduced pricing for the model by 75%, just a month after unveiling the V4 generation, which includes V4 Pro and V4 Flash. Earlier, usage costs ranged from $0.0145 for one million tokens (cache hit)…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 578 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2026-9082: Drupal’s Highly Critical SQL Injection Flaw Is Already Under Active Attack Why pure extortion is…
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David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order
President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence after an adviser warned that industry guardrails could slow down U.S. models in the race against tools from China.
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Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after KrebsOnSecurity reported this week that a CISA contractor intentionally published AWS GovCloud keys and a vast trove of other agency secrets on a public GitHub account. The inquiry comes as CISA is still struggling to contain…
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AI-Driven Threats, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Supply Chain Breaches Define the Week in May 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities AI-Powered Cyberattacks and Exploits The 2026 Verizon DBIR revealed that vulnerability exploitation has surpassed credential abuse as the leading breach vector, accounting for 31% of incidents. The report highlights how generative AI is accelerating attack automation and expanding third-party risk exposure, particularly among SMBs facing ransomware threats. Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities are…
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New Linux malware ‘Showboat’ targets Middle East telecom provider
Showboat is believed to be utilized by Chinese-affiliated threat actors, with command-and-control infrastructure linked to Chengdu, China.
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Critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload rated at maximum severity
A critical vulnerability in the on-premises version of the Cisco Secure Workload security platform could allow a threat actor to obtain the privileges of a site admin, enabling them to compromise endpoints and read or modify configuration data. “CSOs need to drop what they are doing and patch this immediately,” warned consultant Robert Enderle, who…
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Lawmakers from both parties say CISA cuts have gone too far
Two cybersecurity-focused members of Congress agreed Thursday that reductions to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have done too much damage to an agency essential to defending civilian networks against foreign adversaries. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., spoke during a discussion at the National Cyber Innovation Forum. Despite representing different parties,…
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Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security
President Donald Trump said he would postpone the release of an executive order that would set up a 90-day testing and vetting regime for frontier AI models, hours before the White House was set to publicly announce the signing. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday, Trump said he opted to delay the order…
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EU moves forward on $5.8B scale-up fund to keep startups from leaving
The European Union has stepped up efforts to grow its homegrown tech sector and reduce dependence on US firms, advancing plans this week for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion) fund to help startups scale in Europe rather than seek capital or buyers abroad. Analysts welcomed the initiative, but said its success will depend on whether…
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AI, Cybersecurity Education, and the Defense of America’s Digital Border
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping cybersecurity at a pace that is forcing educators, businesses, and governments to rethink workforce development and national defense strategies. During a recent discussion with cybersecurity entrepreneur and ConnectSecure Chairman, Arnie Bellini, key themes emerged around the evolution of cyber threats, the importance of protecting America’s “digital border,” and the urgent…
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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.
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The readiness paradox: Why a false sense of cyber confidence is becoming a liability
There’s this old proverb that’s stuck with me over the years: “Dig the well before you are thirsty.” It really means you should prepare for the crisis before it arrives. In cybersecurity, it’s a mentality that’s long underpinned investment, strategy and board-level conversations. And by many measures, organizations appear to have already ‘dug’ that well.…
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Webworm APT targets European government organizations with new backdoors
ESET has released an analysis of the 2025 activity of Webworm, a China-aligned APT group tracked as Space Pirates and UAT-8302. Active since at least 2022, the group initially focused on targets in Asia, but has recently expanded its operations into Europe. ESET observed Webworm targeting government organizations in Belgium, Italy, Poland, Serbia, and Spain…
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Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph API for command-and-control (C2 or C&C) communications. Webworm, first publicly documented by Broadcom-owned Symantec in September 2022, is assessed to be active since at least 2022, targeting government agencies
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China-Linked Webworm APT Evolves Tactics, Expands to European Targets
China-linked Webworm APT expands beyond Asia, targeting European government organizations and refining its cyber espionage tactics, according to ESET research
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Microsoft dismantled malware-signing network Fox Tempest
Microsoft disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) that allowed attackers to sign malware with fake trusted certificates. Microsoft said it disrupted a cybercrime operation run by a threat actor named Fox Tempest, which helped threat actors sign malware with short-lived certificates to make malicious software appear legitimate. The service abused Microsoft Artifact Signing and supported…
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Cybersecurity is really boring
Several weeks ago, I got into a debate with a good friend of mine. He started by saying that security is a very exciting space with so many things changing every day. But the longer we talked, the more we started agreeing that when done well, cybersecurity is incredibly boring. In this piece, I am…
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Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service that abused software verification systems en masse
Microsoft seized infrastructure and disrupted a cybercrime service that created and sold more than 1,000 code-signing certificates that other cybercriminals used to make malware-riddled software appear trusted and legitimate for follow-on cyberattacks, including ransomware, the company said Tuesday. The financially-motivated threat group, which Microsoft tracks as Fox Tempest, provided the malware-signing-as-a-service to multiple ransomware groups,…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server, tracked as CVE-2026-42897 (CVSS score of 8.1), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Microsoft warned that threat actors are…
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CVE-2026-42897: Microsoft confirms active exploitation of Exchange Server zero-day
Microsoft warned that attackers are exploiting a new Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42897, in the wild. Microsoft warned that threat actors are actively exploiting a new Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42897 (CVSS score 8.1). The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation (‘cross-site scripting’) in Microsoft Exchange…
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Ghostwriter group resumes attacks on Ukrainian Government targets
ESET uncovered new Ghostwriter (aka FrostyNeighbor) activity targeting Ukrainian government organizations in a campaign active since March 2026. ESET researchers published a new report documenting fresh activity attributed to the APT group FrostyNeighbor, aka Ghostwriter, active since at least March 2026, targeting Ukrainian governmental organizations. The campaign is similar to previous FrostyNeighbor’s campaigns. The threat…
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China-Linked Hackers Deploy New TencShell Malware Against Global Manufacturer
A suspected China-linked threat actor targeted the Indian branch of a global manufacturer leveraging an open source offensive toolkit
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FamousSparrow Targeted Oil and Gas Industry via MS Exchange Server Exploit
Bitdefender Labs reveals how the China-linked FamousSparrow hacking group targeted an Azerbaijani energy firm using ProxyNotShell, Deed RAT,…
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FamousSparrow targets Azerbaijani energy sector in multi-wave espionage campaign
Chinese-linked FamousSparrow repeatedly targeted an Azerbaijani oil and gas company, reusing the same entry point in three intrusions from Dec 2025 to Feb 2026. Chinese-linked threat actor FamousSparrow has conducted a sustained intrusion campaign against an Azerbaijani oil and gas company, returning to the same compromised entry point three separate times between late December 2025…
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What happens when China’s AI catches up to Mythos?
The Trump-Xi summit opening in Beijing this week carries an agenda item unlike any in the history of US-China diplomacy: what to do about artificial intelligence that can autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities in the world’s most critical software — and what happens when both superpowers have it. Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, released last month to…
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China’s ‘FamousSparrow’ APT Nests in South Caucasus Energy Firm
The cyberthreat group targets an Azerbaijani oil and gas firm with repeated attacks, as the China-linked actors extend targeting beyond hospitality, telecom, and government sectors.
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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),…
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WannaCry, the ransomware attack that changed the history of cybersecurity
WannaCry showed how unpatched flaws and leaked cyber tools can cripple global systems, reshaping cybersecurity defenses worldwide. In memory of the day the digital world was shaken, but learned to fight back. The WannaCry ransomware attack represents one of the most significant events in recent cybersecurity history, not only for its global scale but also…
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Google warns artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks and zero-day exploits
Google says hackers now use AI to create exploits, automate attacks, evade defenses, and target AI supply chains at scale. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the cyber threat landscape, and a new report from the Google Cloud Threat Intelligence team highlights how attackers already use AI to improve vulnerability exploitation and gain initial access to…
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Google discovers weaponized zero-day exploits created with AI
The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) today released evidence of a zero-day exploit developed by a cybercriminal group with the help of AI. It marks the first time the security research group has identified what it believes to be an AI-crafted zero-day exploit in the wild. While evidence of threat actors using AI models for…
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AI, Cyberwarfare, and Autonomous Weapons: Inside America’s New Military Strategy
The Pentagon is integrating AI into military operations, transforming cybersecurity, targeting, and command systems into a unified warfare architecture. May 2026 marks a turning point in the evolution of modern warfare: the convergence of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and conventional military power is no longer theoretical. It is becoming an operational reality. The Pentagon has signed…
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AI clones: the good, the bad, and the ugly
AI is capable of mimicking a real person. It’s clear this capability exists, and the ethics of using AI for this purpose are often very clear. But increasingly, new applications are leading to ethically murky results. The good For example, the CEO of a company, or a politician, could choose to create a clone using…
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Ivanti customers confront yet another actively exploited zero-day
Attackers are hitting Ivanti customers yet again — circling back to a common target and consistently susceptible vendor in the network edge space — by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in one of the company’s most besieged products. Ivanti warned customers that attackers have successfully exploited CVE-2026-6973, an improper input validation defect in Ivanti Endpoint Manager…
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Nation-state actors exploit Palo Alto PAN-OS zero-day for weeks
Palo Alto says hackers exploited PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for weeks, gaining root access to exposed firewalls and hiding traces. Palo Alto Networks warned that suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting the critical PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for nearly a month. After exploiting the flaw, attackers deployed tunneling tools such as EarthWorm and ReverseSocks5, used stolen credentials…
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Inside the World of Laptop Farms: How They Help Foreign Remote Workers Look U.S.-Based to Earn More Money
The expansion of remote work fundamentally altered enterprise security models. Organizations that once relied on tightly controlled office environments suddenly began shipping pre-configured corporate laptops to workers they would never physically meet. VPN enrollment, SaaS identity platforms, remote onboarding systems, and cloud collaboration tools rapidly became the new trust perimeter. Criminal organizations and state-sponsored operators…
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Daemon Tools Developer Confirms Software Was Trojanized
A China-linked threat actor backdoored a version of Daemon Tools to infect thousands
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the EU’s adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation, which became mandatory for all companies beginning on May 25, 2018. The aim of the GDPR was simple, but important: to improve individuals’ control over their personal data. This regulation replaced Directive 95/46/EC with the clear purpose of unifying data…
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Iranian state-backed spies pose as ransomware slingers in false flag attacks
An Iranian state-sponsored espionage group is pretending to be a regular ransomware gang in a new wave of ransomware attacks targeting enterprises. APT group MuddyWater (aka Seedworm) is masquerading as the Chaos ransomware-as-a-service group to confuse incident response and mask its spying and cyber-sabotage, according to research by security vendor Rapid7. The attacks — geared…
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CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging critical infrastructure owners and operators to plan for delivering essential services under emergency conditions – potentially for months at a time. The federal government’s top cybersecurity agency warned that state-sponsored hackers, particularly two Chinese groups known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, continue to threaten critical sectors…
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Apple can’t make chips fast enough, but that’s only part of the story
Apple has held “exploratory” talks about manufacturing processors for its devices in the US, Bloomberg reports. The move seems to reflect Apple’s need to secure additional chip supplies to meet growing demand for its products, but could also represent a contingency plan to reduce the company’s reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC’s) advanced manufacturing facilities in Taiwan. I doubt…
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China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions
A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-8302, with post-exploitation involving the deployment of custom-made malware families that have…
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ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to…
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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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Hackers target governments and MSPs via critical cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940
Attackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South…
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Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor. The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar campaign aimed at Russian entities.…
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Silver Fox Springs Tax-Themed Attacks on Orgs in India, Russia
More than 1,600 socially engineered messages from the China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group target various sectors to deliver the previously undocumented ABCDoor backdoor, ValleyRAT, and other malware.
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security
Salt Typhoon breach IBM subsidiary in Italy: a warning for Europe’s digital defenses
April 2026 breach at Sistemi Informativi (IBM Italy) raises concerns over Chinese-linked cyber ops in Europe, including Salt Typhoon. In late April 2026, the Italian cybersecurity landscape was shaken by a significant breach targeting Sistemi Informativi, a company wholly owned by IBM Italy that provides IT infrastructure management for key public and private institutions. The…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 575 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ransomware case, third awaits July ruling Trellix discloses the breach…
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Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills
The bitter courtroom brawl between Elon Musk and Sam Altman captivating the tech industry this week revolves in no small part around fears that artificial intelligence technologies both men are building could spiral out of control and exterminate humanity. Such far-looking scenarios obscure the fact that tech companies are enlisting to kill today. Musk’s break…
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy
China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one European government belonging to NATO. Trend Micro has attributed the activity to a threat activity cluster it tracks under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053. The adversarial collective is assessed to
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Apple breaks records, admits it can’t make Macs fast enough
Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s swan song sings of success as the company on Thursday announced record revenue in its second quarter, while admitting demand for some products — including the new MacBook Neo — has wildly exceeded expectations. The company reported a March quarter record of $111.2 billion revenue, up 17% from last year. This follows another strong Q1…
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FCC tightens KYC rules for telecoms, closes loophole for banned foreign services
The Federal Communications Commission approved new regulations Wednesday designed to crack down on robocalling, protect telecommunications networks from cyberattacks and further vet equipment-testing labs based overseas. Commissioners unanimously passed a measure to strengthen telecom companies’ “Know Your Customer” requirements for verifying callers’ identities. Among the potential solutions being considered are requiring telecoms to verify a…
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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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Dismantle implicit trust in OT networks, CISA tells critical infrastructure operators
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has asked owners and operators of operational technology to stop assuming their networks are safe, and has released joint guidance to adapt zero trust principles for industrial systems that support US power, water, transportation, building automation, and weapons-support infrastructure. OT owners should design controls on the assumption…
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Researchers unearth industrial sabotage malware that predated Stuxnet by 5 years
Designed to cripple Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, the 2010 Stuxnet worm set a cybersecurity precedent as the first time a nation escalated its activities from strategic espionage to sabotage in cyberspace. Now, a new discovery suggests such operations were in full swing years before Stuxnet came to light. Researchers from SentinelOne have tracked down samples…
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Internet censorship index reveals Russia’s lead and widespread content blocking
Global study shows targeted internet censorship worldwide, with Russia leading; VPNs, news, and adult content are most frequently blocked categories. The Global Internet Censorship Index 2026 offers a clear view of how governments around the world control online access. Researchers tested 74 popular websites across 53 countries using residential proxies to simulate real users. After…
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Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to the United States to face charges
A man accused of working as a hacker for China’s Ministry of State Security has been extradited to the USA from Italy, and faces – if found guilty – the prospect of decades behind bars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Spy agency officials say job loss anxiety, moving fast ‘safely’ among top challenges in AI workforce overhaul
Like many organizations, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is moving to integrate AI tools into their business operations. Jay Harless, director of human development at NGA, said the agency is trying to strike a balance: move fast enough to keep pace in what U.S. national security officials increasingly view as an AI arms race with…
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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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Alleged Chinese hacker extradited to US over cyberattacks targeting COVID-19 research
Chinese national Xu Zewei was extradited from Italy to the United States to face charges tied to an alleged cyber espionage campaign that breached thousands of computers worldwide. Xu is charged alongside Zhang Yu, who remains at large. According to court documents, officers of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), including its Shanghai State Security…
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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 national extradited to US for pandemic-era Silk Typhoon attacks
A Chinese national allegedly involved in a massive, pandemic-era attack spree that compromised nearly 13,000 U.S. organizations was extradited from Italy to the United States and formally charged in federal court, the Justice Department said Monday. Xu Zewei and his co-conspirators are accused of exploiting a string of zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server to…
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Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China’s intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges. […]