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Fri 9 Oct1
CN
The Record
The U.S. and other nations took down digital tools and infrastructure by Beijing-based Integrity Tech that allowed "widespread vulnerability scanning and, in some cases, intrusions" as part of the Flax Typhoon campaign.
Thu 8 Oct1
CN
The Record
U.S. officials say Zhang Yu was a prominent figure in the Hafnium campaign, which saw hackers breach thousands of computers and steal troves of documents.
Fri 2 Oct1
CN
The Record
Two separate reports by cybersecurity companies highlight China-linked hacking operations, including a phishing campaign that impersonated Western experts.
Fri 25 Sept1
CN
The Record
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act on Thursday, arguing that the new effort was necessary in light of the Salt Typhoon attacks which saw Chinese hackers breach nearly all of the major telecommunications giants in the U.S.
Fri 18 Sept1
CN
The Record
Over the past year, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said it investigated several incidents involving the group at Russian businesses.
Thu 17 Sept1
CN
The Record
Alleged Chinese hackers are breaking into government agencies across Latin America using a new backdoor that researchers are calling “SparroWocky.”
Tue 15 Sept1
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The Record
China's spy chief identified Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber as signs of what he called a “disruptive upgrade” in cyber capabilities, increasing the speed and potential weaponization of vulnerability discovery and malware development.
Wed 9 Sept1
CN
The Record
A Google Chrome bug identified in August was exploited by at least four China-linked cyber-espionage groups, according to researchers.
Wed 2 Sept1
CN
The Record
A hacking operation dubbed Fire Ant "didn’t just compromise systems," according to researchers. "It compromised the trust layer those systems depend on."
Fri 21 Aug1
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Suspected military-grade hackers based in China used artificial intelligence to develop malware in a campaign to penetrate Central Asian governments.