Google researchers on Thursday disclosed that it found a watering hole attack in late August exploiting a now-parched zero-day in macOS operating system and targeting Hong Kong websites related to a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor on compromised machines. "Based on our findings, we believe this threat … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit macOS Zero-Day to Hack Hong Kong Users with new Implant
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Chinese Hackers Escalate Attacks Against India and Hong Kong Amid Tensions
An emerging threat actor out of China has been traced to a new hacking campaign aimed at government agencies in India and residents of Hong Kong intending to steal sensitive information, cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes revealed in the latest report shared with The Hacker News.The attacks were observed during the first week of July, coinciding the passage of controversial … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Escalate Attacks Against India and Hong Kong Amid Tensions
Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests
Telegram, one of the most popular encrypted messaging app, briefly went offline yesterday for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack hit its servers.Telegram founder Pavel Durov later revealed that the attack was mainly coming from the IP addresses located in China, suggesting the Chinese government could be behind … [Read more...] about Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests