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China-Based BRONZE SANDCASTLE Hackers Abuse Sandboxie to Load Backdoors
Sophos found BRONZE SANDCASTLE abusing legitimate Windows apps to load encrypted backdoors, collect system information and steal Active…
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Nearly 480,000 Phishing Emails Traced to Computer Hidden Behind Hotel Fridge
Japanese police arrested a Chinese couple accused of hiding a computer in a Kobe hotel to send phishing emails and using stolen credit card details for purchases.
FBI Seizes Flax Typhoon Hacking Tools Linked to Chinese Contractor
The FBI and DOJ seized domains and disrupted scanning and spear-phishing tools used by Flax Typhoon, a China-linked…
China-Linked FamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor in Latin America
FamousSparrow is targeting Latin American governments with SparroWocky, a new C++ backdoor that exfiltrates files, takes screenshots and evades security tools.
US Disrupts Global Botnet Used by China-Linked QTFY Hackers
The FBI and DOJ disrupted a global botnet used by QTFY to compromise IoT devices and conceal attacks against US government agencies and critical infrastructure.
OctLurk and SilkLurk Windows Backdoors Target Governments in 6 Countries
Kaspersky links OctLurk and SilkLurk to cyberespionage attacks stealing passwords, emails and files from government systems in six countries since January 2025.
