ESET has published a report on nation-state-aligned cyber activity between October 2025 and March 2026, identifying sustained operations by China-aligned groups against targets in Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf. Chinese threat actors remained active across maritime, energy, government and advanced technology targets during the period. ESET linked that activity to areas where Beijing…
Diplomats in Southeast Asia were targeted in a cyber-espionage campaign earlier this year, likely waged in support of operations aligned with the strategic interests of China, according to Google. The attacks, using social engineering and malware disguised as innocuous software updates, are attributed to the China-linked UNC6384 group, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Threat Intelligence Group said…
Despite public displays of strategic partnerships and mutual non-aggression in cyberspace, China has reportedly been engaged in hacking campaigns against Russia. As reported by the New York Times, some Beijing-backed hacking groups are targeting Russian government agencies and defense firms in order to extract military and defense secrets. This intelligence collecting drive aims to gather…