TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Target Traditional Chinese Users and Dissidents

In June, Terend Micro researchers identified and investigated an unusual security incident involving the installation of two malware families, C6DOOR and GTELAM, on a victim’s host. Trend Micro investigation determined that the malware was delivered through a legitimate input method Read More …

Hackers breach and expose a major North Korean spying operation

Hackers claim to have compromised the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leaked its contents online, offering a rare window into a hacking operation by the notoriously secretive nation. The two hackers, who go by Saber and cyb0rg, Read More …

Dangerous new Linux malware strikes – thousands of users see passwords, personal info stolen

A brand new Linux malware has been found infecting thousands of computers around the world, stealing people’s login credentials, payment information, and browser cookies, security researchers are warning. SentinelLabs and Beazley Security issued a joint report detailing the activities of Read More …

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Ceasefire fails online

Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down. The five-day conflict left more than 40 Read More …

Cambodia: Authorities arrest over 3,000 suspects in nationwide online scam crackdown

The Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS) presented the results of an operation to suppress online scam activities across the Kingdom of Cambodia yesterday. After CCOS’s initial meeting on June 27 and Prime Minister Hun Manet’s strict Read More …

Hong Kong’s PCPD launches investigation into LVHK data breach case

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton recently reported a data breach affecting nearly 420,000 customers in Hong Kong, according to a Sunday report by a local newspaper. According to Xianggang Wenweipo, Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Read More …

GhostContainer backdoor: Malware compromising Exchange servers of high-value organizations in Asia

In a recent incident response (IR) case, Kaspersky researchers discovered highly customized malware targeting Exchange infrastructure within government environments. Analysis of detection logs and clues within the sample suggests that the Exchange server was likely compromised via a known N-day Read More …

Phish and Chips: China-Aligned Espionage Actors Ramp Up Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Targeting

Analyst note: Proofpoint uses the UNK_ designator to define clusters of activity that are still developing and have not been observed for long enough to receive a numerical TA designation. China-aligned threat actors have routinely targeted the semiconductor industry for Read More …

Behind the Clouds: Attackers Targeting Governments in Southeast Asia Implement Novel Covert C2 Communication

Since late 2024, Unit 42 researchers have been tracking a cluster of suspicious activity as CL-STA-1020, targeting governmental entities in Southeast Asia. The threat actors behind this cluster of activity have been collecting sensitive information from government agencies, including information Read More …

‘Pig butchering’ scams have stolen billions from people around the world.

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals Read More …