Russian Cyberspies Deliver ‘GooseEgg’ Malware to Government Organizations 

Russia-linked APT28 deploys the GooseEgg post-exploitation tool against numerous US and European organizations.
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Chinese Cyberspies Target Tibetans via Watering Hole, Supply Chain Attacks

Chinese APT Evasive Panda compromises a software developer’s supply chain to target Tibetans with malicious downloaders.
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Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools

Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities.

From their report:

In collaboration with OpenAI, we are sharing threat intelligence showing detected state affiliated adversaries—tracked as Forest Blizzard, Emerald Sleet, Crimson Sandstorm, Charcoal Typhoon, and Salmon Typhoon—using LLMs to augment cyberoperations.

The only way Microsoft or OpenAI would know this would be to spy on chatbot sessions. I’m sure the terms of service—if I bothered to read them—gives them that permission. And of course it’s no surprise that Microsoft and OpenAI (and, presumably, everyone else) are spying on our usage of AI, but this confirms it…

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Elusive Chinese Cyberspy Group Hijacks Software Updates to Deliver Malware

The China-linked cyberespionage group Blackwood has been caught delivering malware to entities in China and Japan. 
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CISA issues emergency directive for federal agencies to patch Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities

The agency says the bug is being actively exploited and poses a risk to federal networks.

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Russian APT Known for Phishing Attacks Is Also Developing Malware, Google Warns

Russian threat group ColdRiver has developed Spica, a malware that enables it to compromise systems and steal information. 
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