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China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Southeast Asian Espionage Campaigns

Check Point Research documents a new threat cluster weaponizing CVE-2025-8088 within days of disclosure to target government and law enforcement agencies across Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, and neighboring countries.

February 4, 2026 APTChinaAmaranth-Dragon

APT28 Exploits Microsoft Office Zero-Day in Operation Neusploit Targeting Ukraine

Russia's APT28 weaponized CVE-2026-21509 within three days of Microsoft's disclosure, deploying MiniDoor email stealers and PixyNetLoader against Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania.

February 3, 2026 APT28Russiazero-day

RedKitten: Iran-Linked Group Targets Human Rights NGOs With AI-Written Macros

HarfangLab uncovered an Iran-linked campaign using AI-generated Office macros and the SloppyMIO backdoor to target activists documenting human rights violations during Iran's 2025-2026 protests.

January 31, 2026 APTIranespionage

China-Linked Mustang Panda Deploys Updated COOLCLIENT Backdoor Against Governments

APT group targets government entities across Southeast Asia with enhanced malware featuring clipboard monitoring, browser credential theft, and kernel-mode rootkit capabilities.

January 27, 2026 APTChinaMustang Panda

Salt Typhoon: Inside the Worst Telecom Hack in US History

Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised nine major US telecommunications carriers throughout 2024, accessing wiretap systems, call metadata for over a million users, and communications of presidential campaign staff.

January 17, 2026 Salt TyphoonChinatelecom

Russia's Fancy Bear APT Runs Low-Cost Credential Harvesting Campaign Against Global Targets

APT28 targets energy, defense, and policy organizations in Turkey, the Balkans, and Central Asia with phishing campaigns using legitimate PDFs from real think tanks and free hosting infrastructure.

January 9, 2026 APTRussiaFancy Bear

Iranian MuddyWater APT Deploys New Rust-Based 'RustyWater' Implant

CloudSEK analysis reveals MuddyWater's upgraded toolkit targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom entities across the Middle East with Rust-based malware featuring advanced evasion techniques.

January 8, 2026 APTIranMuddyWater

European Space Agency Confirms Data Breach, Criminal Investigation Launched

A threat actor using the alias '888' exfiltrated 200GB+ from ESA systems including Bitbucket repositories, API tokens, and contractor data from SpaceX, Airbus, and Thales. Criminal probe initiated.

January 6, 2026 data breachESAsource code

Salt Typhoon — Chinese State-Sponsored Espionage Infiltrates US Telecommunications

The Salt Typhoon campaign by Chinese state-sponsored actors compromised major US telecom providers including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, accessing lawful intercept systems and call metadata in what officials called the worst telecom hack in US history.

October 15, 2025 Salt TyphoonChinaespionage
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