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North Korean Hackers Ramp Up Cyber Espionage in 2026, Targeting Finance and Crypto 2026-01-20 20:27 WebProNews In the shadowy realm of global cyber threats, North Korean hackers have emerged as formidable players, blending state-sponsored objectives with sophisticated tactics that challenge international security frameworks. Recent reports highlight a surge in …
Geopolitical headlines become hacking lures in latest cyber espionage campaign 2026-01-20 14:32 Natural News Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S. officials with Venezuela-themed phishing emails. The campaign followed the U.S. operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Cybersecurity firm Acronis attributed the activity to the state-sponsored group …
WhatsApp, Gmail Users Hacked: Sophisticated Middle East Hacking and Cyber-Espionage Campaign Target High-Profile Users 2026-01-17 08:56 Latestly Mumbai, January 17: A sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign has been uncovered targeting high-profile individuals across the Middle East, including government ministers, academics, and business leaders. The operation, first identified by UK-based Iranian …
Chinese Hackers Salt Typhoon Breach U.S. Congressional Emails in Cyber Espionage 2026-01-09 18:06 WebProNews The Shadowy Reach of Salt Typhoon In the escalating arena of global cyber espionage, a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon has once again thrust itself into the spotlight, this time by infiltrating the email systems of U.S. congressional staffers. …
New cyber espionage campaign against Indian government: Report 2026-01-05 09:00 The Sentinel - Assam News NEW DELHI: In an age of cutting-edge technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), several installations, including government portals and academic institutions, are under increased threats of cyber espionage, purportedly driven by the Pakistan-aligned …
Kaspersky Unveils Stealthy Cyber Espionage by Evasive Panda 2025-12-28 20:55 Fintech Review Renowned cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, has recently disclosed new findings on a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign. Orchestrated by the threat actor known as Evasive Panda, the attackers have reportedly executed malware by injecting it directly into …
China’s Cyber Espionage in Latin America: A Real Threat 2025-12-25 11:33 Dialogo Americas Latin America has experienced a notable increase in cyberattacks attributed to groups backed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), highlighting a growing and persistent threat to the region’s digital infrastructure. According to the 2025 Latin America …
Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic’s Claude AI to Automate 90% of Cyber Espionage 2025-12-23 01:57 WebProNews The AI Shadow War: China’s Digital Onslaught and the West’s Self-Inflicted Vulnerabilities In the shadowy realm of global cyber espionage, a chilling milestone emerged late last year when Chinese state-sponsored hackers harnessed artificial intelligence to …
China’s AI use for cyber espionage shifts cyber focus from detection to trust 2025-12-12 00:44 The Strategist The question facing security and technology leaders is no longer whether adversaries will deploy AI agents against their environment. Now, those leaders must ask whether their trust architecture, access models and identity systems are ready for a world …
Automated cyber espionage: AI Claude becomes a new offensive player 2025-11-28 18:18 Entrevue Anthropic's revelations sent shockwaves through the intelligence community. In mid-September, the company detected a cyberespionage campaign largely orchestrated by Claude Code, whose capabilities were repurposed to direct offensive operations of …
AI Turns Attacker: Inside the First Autonomous Cyber Espionage Wave 2025-11-22 00:17 WebProNews In mid-September 2025, Anthropic’s security team spotted something unusual in their Claude Code tool: a flurry of infiltration attempts targeting 30 high-value entities worldwide. What emerged was no ordinary hack. A Chinese state-sponsored group had …
Use of AI Agents in Cyber Espionage Expands as Chinese Hackers Leverage Anthropic Tools 2025-11-20 11:04 CPO Magazine AI firm Anthropic is reporting that Chinese hackers were able to use the company’s AI agents to automate attacks against about 30 targets during a September cyber espionage campaign. The hackers focused on breaking the guardrails of Claude Code, enabling …
Anthropic Reports First Known AI-Orchestrated Cyber Espionage Campaign: Raising Stakes for Data Security 2025-11-20 03:27 JD Supra - California On November 13, AI company Anthropic reported that its Threat Intelligence team had disrupted a state‑sponsored Chinese threat actor conducting what is believed to be the first largely autonomous AI‑orchestrated cyber espionage campaign. The threat actor …
Thousands of ASUS routers are being hijacked in a state-sponsored cyber espionage campaign 2025-11-19 12:12 IT Pro Thousands of ASUS routers around the world have been hijacked in a sophisticated campaign believed to be backed by China. According to SecurityScorecard’s Strike threat intelligence team, the WrtHug campaign leverages the proprietary AiCloud service with …
Anthropic reports the first 80-90% 'AI-orchestrated' cyber espionage campaign, but cybersecurity critics are sceptical 2025-11-18 17:51 PC Gamer Recently, in a blog post titled "Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign", Claude owner Anthropic shared details on a "Chinese state-sponsored group" it claimed was using Claude's coding tool to try …
An AI lab says Chinese-backed bots are running cyber espionage attacks. Experts have questions 2025-11-17 04:08 The Conversation Over the past weekend, the US AI lab Anthropic published a report about its discovery of the “first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign”. The company says a Chinese government–sponsored hacking group used Anthropic’s own Claude AI tool to …
Chinese State Hackers Use AI for Sophisticated Cyber Espionage 2025-11-17 01:54 Times News Global San Francisco, CA — Anthropic reported that hackers linked to the Chinese government utilized their AI chatbot, Claude, in a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign against around 30 organizations globally. The attack, unveiled in mid-September, reportedly …
Anthropic identifies AI-driven cyber-espionage campaign 2025-11-15 08:35 SecurityBrief A state-sponsored group used advanced artificial intelligence to execute a widespread cyber-espionage campaign with minimal human involvement, according to new findings. The attackers manipulated an AI code generation platform to infiltrate a variety of …
Inside the First AI-Driven Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-11-15 02:50 eSecurityPlanet In September 2025, Anthropic’s Threat Intelligence team identified and disrupted what appears to be the first documented case of a large-scale cyber espionage operation orchestrated primarily by autonomous AI agents. The campaign, attributed to a Chinese …
Anthropic details cyber espionage campaign orchestrated by AI 2025-11-15 00:52 AI News Security leaders face a new class of autonomous threat as Anthropic details the first cyber espionage campaign orchestrated by AI. In a report released this week, the company’s Threat Intelligence team outlined its disruption of a sophisticated operation …
Anthropic: China-Linked Hackers Used AI to Automate Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-11-14 22:57 SecureWorld Anthropic has revealed what it calls the first publicly reported case of an AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign—a sprawling operation that used its Claude Code model to automate 80–90% of the intrusion lifecycle, from reconnaissance to data staging. …
Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic's AI to Launch Automated Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-11-14 20:13 The Hacker News State-sponsored threat actors from China used artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by Anthropic to orchestrate automated cyber attacks as part of a "highly sophisticated espionage campaign" in mid-September 2025. "The attackers …
Anthropic Reveals First AI‑Driven Global Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-11-14 14:00 PhoneWorld In a landmark disclosure, US-based artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has confirmed the first documented case of a large-scale cyber espionage campaign executed primarily by AI agents. The campaign, active in mid‑September 2025, targeted nearly 30 high- …
Anthropic reveals first reported ‘AI-orchestrated cyber espionage’ campaign using Claude 2025-11-14 01:04 SiliconANGLE Artificial intelligence company Anthropic PBC today provided details of what it says is the first reported “AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign.” The campaign involved alleged Chinese state-sponsored hackers using Anthropic’s Claude model to automate …
China hits back at Australia's spy chief over cyber espionage warning 2025-11-13 03:41 9News China's foreign ministry has rebuffed claims it has hackers working to disrupt Australia's critical infrastructure. It comes after comments from Australia's top spy chief Mike Burgess, who yesterday identified two hacking groups which he said …
Türkiye detains two suspects in cyber espionage raids 2025-11-08 17:43 Sun Online International Turkish intelligence and gendarmerie forces detained two suspects in coordinated raids in Istanbul and Adana targeting a cyber espionage network, according to security sources on Saturday. The operation was carried out under the direction of the Ankara …
Russian hackers are bypassing antivirus software to carry out cyber-espionage in Georgia and Moldova 2025-11-06 13:26 The Odessa Journal Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new espionage campaign linked to a Russian hacker group known as Curly COMrades. According to Romanian firm Bitdefender, the attackers found a way to bypass antivirus software by hiding their malware inside …
Chinese Cyber Espionage Surges 150%, House Committee Warns 2025-11-05 03:58 Executive Gov The House Committee on Homeland Security has released an updated “Cyber Threat Snapshot” detailing a sharp rise in cyberattacks by nation-states and criminal groups targeting U.S. networks and critical infrastructure. The report comes as the country …
Cyber-espionage campaign mirroring Sandworm TTPs hit Russian and Belarusian military 2025-11-03 14:01 Help Net Security A spear-phishing campaign aimed to compromise Russian and Belarusian military personnel by using military-themed documents as a lure has been flagged by Cyble and Seqrite security researchers. The goal of the campaign is to get targets to download and open …
Chinese cyber espionage targets Philippines: Microsoft report 2025-10-22 13:20 ABS-CBN News Among the countries targeted by Chinese threat actors, the Philippines ranked sixth, with the United States being the most targeted. Thailand was second, while Taiwan, Korea and Japan ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively.
China accuses United States of 'cyber espionage' 2025-10-19 19:18 United Press International (UPI) Oct. 19 (UPI) -- China on Sunday accused the United States of espionage against the country's top time center, which China said could seriously impact the orderly functioning of its society. China's top counter-espionage agency, the Ministry of …
China Accuses U.S. of Cyber Espionage Targeting National Time Center 2025-10-19 12:11 [your]NEWS BY COMFORT OGBONNA China has accused the United States of orchestrating large-scale cyberattacks against one of its key scientific institutions, alleging that the breaches could have jeopardized critical national infrastructure, including communication …
China's state security authorities uncover case of major cyberattack from US NSA employing state-level cyber-espionage weapons targeting 'Beijing Time': MSS 2025-10-19 08:59 Global Times Photo: Screenshot from CCTV China’s state security authorities have uncovered a major case of cyberattack from the US, obtaining ironclad evidence that the US National Security Agency had infiltrated China’s National Time Service Center under the Chinese …
Teen Tied to Russian Hackers in Dutch Cyber Espionage Probe 2025-10-17 20:56 Infosecurity Magazine In the Netherlands, three 17-year-olds are suspected of providing services to a foreign power with one said to be in contact with an unnamed Russian-government affiliated hacker group. It was also confirmed that the suspect with links to the Russian …
Microsoft says Iranian hackers expanding global cyber espionage 2025-10-16 23:39 Iran International "Recently, three Iranian state-affiliated actors attacked shipping and logistics firms in Europe and the Persian Gulf to gain ongoing access to sensitive commercial data, raising the possibility that Iran may be pre-positioning to have the ability to …
Stealthy BRICKSTORM Chinese Malware Used in a Long-Term Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-10-01 11:00 CPO Magazine Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and cybersecurity firm Mandiant are warning about a highly evasive Chinese malware variant, BRICKSTORM, being leveraged in a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by a potent state-sponsored threat group. They …
ChatGPT for Cyber Espionage: North Korea’s AI-Driven Phishing Campaign 2025-09-25 07:02 Sify AI-enabled cyber terrorism is on the rise with hacking group Kimsuky using deepfake ids, phishing and military deception… It has been a while since Artificial Intelligence ramped up from a theatrical tool but now, it has reached a point where it is being …
Salt Typhoon and UNC4841: Chinese Cyber Espionage Targets Mobile Phones 2025-09-19 02:53 Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne AI-generated cartoon: an allusion to our previous article “Fox in the Henhouse.” In the shadowy world of cyber warfare, where the battlefield is invisible and the weapons are lines of code, a new chapter has emerged—equal parts …
China-Linked APT41 Targets U.S. Trade Policy Stakeholders in Cyber Espionage 2025-09-12 19:41 SecureWorld The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has issued a warning about an ongoing cyber espionage campaign linked to Beijing, targeting a wide range of stakeholders involved in U.S.–China trade policy. According to the Committee, …
Why Australia is a prime target for geopolitical cyber espionage 2025-09-10 14:37 iTWire GUEST OPINION: Cybercrime has become a structured, global enterprise, operating at a scale that rivals some of the world’s largest economies and influencing strategic risk conversations across government and industry. Many threat groups have adopted …
Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Impersonates US Congressman 2025-09-09 15:05 Infosecurity Magazine US lawmakers have accused the Chinese government of being behind a cyber espionage campaign that impersonated a prominent Congressman. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the US and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said that CCP- …
45 Previously Unreported Domains Expose Longstanding Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage 2025-09-09 08:00 The Hacker News Sep 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Telecom Security Threat hunters have discovered a set of previously unreported domains, some going back to May 2020, that are associated with China-linked threat actors Salt Typhoon and UNC4841. "The …
Committee Statement on Ongoing PRC Cyber-Espionage Targeting U.S. Trade Policy Stakeholders 2025-09-08 18:45 The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee on China is alerting the public to an ongoing series of highly targeted cyber-espionage campaigns that we have concluded are linked to the Chinese Communist Party. These campaigns seek to compromise …
CISA, NSA, and FBI Warn of Ongoing Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Espionage 2025-08-29 17:01 Information Security Buzz The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), together with the NSA, FBI, and more than a dozen international partners, has issued a joint advisory on Chinese state-sponsored cyber activity. The alert, AA25-239A, details the long-running …
US Warns Chinese Tech Firms Aid Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage 2025-08-29 11:04 WebProNews The U.S. government has issued a stark warning about potential links between several Chinese technology companies and a prolific cyber espionage operation known as Salt Typhoon, which has compromised hundreds of organizations worldwide. According to a …
US warns Chinese tech firms may have ties to notorious cyber espionage group which hit hundreds of firms 2025-08-28 20:30 TechRadar Security agencies issue joint statement warning Chinese tech firms may be indirectly collaborating with Salt Typhoon Salt Typhoon is a hacking group behind multiple high-profile attacks Group is thought to have serious links to Chinese government A new …
CISA warns about another China-linked cyber espionage campaign 2025-08-28 15:04 Federal News Network - Maryland The advisory includes several recommendations to guard against the hacking spree. Michele Sandiford August 28, 2025 10:45 am < a min read Copyright © 2025 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within …
China-linked hackers target Southeast Asian diplomats, global entities in cyber espionage campaign 2025-08-27 15:36 The Tribune (Chandigarh) Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): A hacking group with ties to China targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia and various global entities earlier in the year, as reported by The Epoch Times, citing information from Google. The attack, which Google …
Google: Chinese cyber espionage targeting Southeast Asian diplomats 2025-08-27 12:19 Asia News Today's news: In Aceh two men jailed for homosexual relations were whipped 76 times. “Peace be with you all" is the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for 2026 World Peace Day. Israeli drones kill six Syrian soldiers on the outskirts of Damascus. At …
World News | China-linked Hackers Target Southeast Asian Diplomats, Global Entities in Cyber Espionage Campaign 2025-08-27 12:00 Latestly Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): A hacking group with ties to China targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia and various global entities earlier in the year, as reported by The Epoch Times, citing information from Google. The attack, which Google …