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Critical React2Shell flaw actively exploited in China-linked attacks
Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) affecting React and Next.js just hours after the max-severity issue was disclosed. React2Shell is an insecure deserialization vulnerability in the React Server Components (RSC) ‘Flight’ protocol. Exploiting it does not require authentication and allows remote execution of JavaScript code in the server’s context. For the Next.js framework, […]
Google exposes BadAudio malware used in APT24 espionage campaigns
China-linked APT24 hackers have been using a previously undocumented malware called BadAudio in a three-year espionage campaign that recently switched to more sophisticated attack methods. Since 2022, the malware has been delivered to victims through multiple methods that include spearphishing, supply-chain compromise, and watering hole attacks. Campaign evolution From November 2022 until at least September 2025, APT24 […]
‘PlushDaemon’ hackers hijack software updates in supply-chain attacks
A China-linked threat actor tracked as ‘PlushDaemon’ is hijacking software update traffic using a new implant called EdgeStepper in cyberespionage operations. Since 2018, PlushDaemon hackers have targeted individuals and organizations in the United States, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and New Zealand with custom malware, such as the SlowStepper backdoor. PlushDaemon has compromised electronics manufacturers, universities, […]
Anthropic claims of Claude AI-automated cyberattacks met with doubt
Anthropic reports that a Chinese state-sponsored threat group, tracked as GTG-1002, carried out a cyber-espionage operation that was largely automated through the abuse of the company’s Claude Code AI model. However, Anthropic’s claims immediately sparked widespread skepticism, with security researchers and AI practitioners calling the report “made up” or the company of overstating the incident. “I […]
US announces new strike force targeting Chinese crypto scammers
U.S. federal authorities have established a new task force to disrupt Chinese cryptocurrency scam networks that defraud Americans of nearly $10 billion annually. The Scam Center Strike Force team, supported by agents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Secret Service, investigates and prosecutes criminal groups operating large-scale cryptocurrency investment […]
Popular Android-based photo frames download malware on boot
Uhale Android-based digital picture frames come with multiple critical security vulnerabilities and some of them download and execute malware at boot time. Mobile security company Quokka conducted an in-depth security assessment on the Uhale app and found behavior suggesting a connection with the Mezmess and Voi1d malware families. The researchers reported the issues to ZEASN (now ‘Whale […]
China-linked hackers exploited Lanscope flaw as a zero-day in attacks
China-linked cyber-espionage actors tracked as ‘Bronze Butler’ (Tick) exploited a Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager vulnerability as a zero-day to deploy an updated version of their Gokcpdoor malware. The discovery of this activity comes from Sophos researchers, who observed the threat actors exploiting the vulnerability in mid-2025 before it was patched to steal confidential information. The flaw […]
CISA orders feds to patch VMware Tools flaw exploited by Chinese hackers
On Thursday, CISA warned U.S. government agencies to secure their systems against attacks exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom’s VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools software. Tracked as CVE-2025-41244 and patched one month ago, this vulnerability allows local attackers with non-administrative privileges to a virtual machine (VM) with VMware Tools and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled […]
Sharepoint ToolShell attacks targeted orgs across four continents
Hackers believed to be associated with China have leveraged the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint in attacks targeting government agencies, universities, telecommunication service providers, and finance organizations. The security flaw affects on-premise SharePoint servers and was disclosed as an actively exploited zero-day on July 20, after multiple hacking groups tied to China leveraged it in widespread […]
Chinese hackers exploiting VMware zero-day since October 2024
Broadcom has patched a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in its VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools software, which has been exploited in zero-day attacks since October 2024. While the American technology giant didn’t tag this security bug (CVE-2025-41244) as exploited in the wild, it thanked NVISO threat researcher Maxime Thiebaut for reporting the bug in May. However, […]