An operator of the volunteer organization ‘Postup’ controls the flight of an UAV carrying a metal detector to search for mines near the town of Derhachi, Kharkiv region, on October 1, 2023. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) Russian hackers offered phony drone training to exploit WinRAR vulnerability Despite an August patch, Russian and Chinese state-backed hackers are using a vulnerability in the popular software to carry out espionage. Oct 18, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Wind turbines in the South China Sea, Hong Kong. Getty Images Chinese hackers zero in on Australian manufacturers, wind turbine operators The recently uncovered hacking activity is connected to a decade-old Chinese cyberespionage operation, researchers said. Aug 30, 2022
(Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images) Twitter restricts account of Intrusion Truth, which doxxes suspected Chinese hackers Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. May 4, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Web Summit / Flickr) Microsoft says it nixed China-linked hackers’ apps from Azure cloud The group — known as APT40, Gadolinium or Leviathan — was hosting apps on the Azure Active Directory and using open source tools as part the latest… Sep 25, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) Taiwan accuses Chinese hackers of aggressive attacks on government agencies It's only the latest in a wave of suspected Chinese hacking campaigns to hit Taiwan. Aug 19, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital. (Flickr/ Ramon Boersbroek) China-linked hackers have targeted Malaysian government, officials warn The alleged Chinese spying on Malaysian government organizations fits Beijing's pattern of using cyber-operations to project power in the region. Feb 6, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
‘China Chopper’ web shell makes a comeback in Lebanon, other Asian countries Cisco's Talos team has found an old favorite of threat groups. Aug 27, 2019 By Shannon Vavra