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Chinese hackers use ARTEX AI in automated attacks against 200 orgs
Chinese hackers used ARTEX, an open-source, multi-agent AI penetration-testing framework, in attacks against more than 200 organizations across 14 countries. The operation began on October 17 and targeted government ministries, telecommunications providers, and organizations in the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, defense, nuclear, and financial sectors. The threat actor compromised at least nine organizations and carried out password […]
Volt Typhoon hides zero-day attacks using ‘Silent Train’ framework
Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has been using a framework that relies on rotating chains of connected devices compromised on demand, including for zero-day attacks targeting high-value systems. The framework has been dubbed Silent Train because the threat actor uses it against select targets, cleans it up after each operation, and refreshes it continuously. […]
Chinese man extradited for role in $36 million cryptocurrency scam
A Chinese national was arraigned in California after being extradited from the Netherlands for his alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency investment scam that stole nearly $37 million from 174 victims in the United States. In these fraud schemes (also known as pig butchering or romance baiting scams), cybercriminals contact targets through social media, dating sites, […]
BAE Systems cyberattack disrupts US federal court operations
The Administrative Office of the US Courts says a cyberattack on government contractor BAE Systems has taken down the notice system used by federal bankruptcy courts. In a Thursday press release, the Administrative Office of the US Courts said the BAE Systems cyberattack also halted the production and distribution of bankruptcy notices. “The Administrative Office […]
ARTEX AI, Claude agents used in cyberattacks on South Korean banks
A Chinese-speaking hacker launched cyberattacks that shook the South Korean financial sector earlier this month, using the ARTEX AI penetration testing suite and Claude agents. The actor targeted multiple Korean banks, including Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, and Hana Bank, exposing clients ‘ personal data and credit card information, and causing system outages in some […]
FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure
The FBI has seized seven domains used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon to operate two hacking tools, MicroScan and FishHub, used in attacks that breached critical infrastructure and other organizations worldwide. The seizures targeted infrastructure supporting the two hacking platforms allegedly operated by China-based Integrity Technology Group (Integrity Tech), which U.S. authorities […]
Warlock ransomware breach SharePoint in water, telecom operator attacks
The China-linked ransomware group Warlock targeted a water utility, a telecom provider, a regional government body, and a university by exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities to gain initial access. Over the past two months, the threat actor appears to have focused on countries speaking Portuguese and Spanish across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The gang emerged in […]
Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks
The China-linked espionage group FamousSparrow has been using a new backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks on government organizations in Latin America. The operations have been ongoing for more than a year, with the new malware replacing the previously used SparrowDoor custom backdoor. ESET researchers observed SparroWocky in attacks targeting organizations in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, […]
Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware
Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent’s Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GrayRabbit backdoor. Researchers at cybersecurity company Gen Digital warn that the security issue is a one-click remote code execution (RCE) flaw. “We observed this vulnerability actively exploited in the wild by […]
US says Chinese firms extracted billions of tokens from frontier AI models
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies say that six Chinese AI companies conducted industrial-scale distillation attacks on American frontier AI models since at least late 2024. A joint advisory from CISA, NSA, and the FBI states that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun, and Z.AI extracted billions of tokens through millions of requests from frontier AI […]