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More Evidence Surfaces of Chinese Hackers Targeting Ivanti ProductsA suspected Chinese cyberespionage operation is behind a spate of malware left on VPN appliances made by Ivanti. The threat actor used a critical security vulnerability the Utah company patched in February. "We are aware of a limited number of customers whose appliances have been exploited."

Chinese Hackers Are Pre-Positioned, and Top Officials Could Be Making Matters WorseExperts told lawmakers on Wednesday that without urgent federal action to strengthen cyber defenses and additional efforts to improve the cybersecurity practices of some of the highest ranking government officials, another Salt Typhoon attack could be just around the corner.

Chinese-Speaking Operators Have Made Lucid a 'Primary Source' of PhishingSecurity researchers say they expect a surge this year in text message smishing fueled by a phishing-as-a-service platform operated by Chinese-speaking threat actors. Lucid already is a primary source of phishing campaigns targeting users in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.

CISA Publishes Anatomy of Advanced Ivanti VPN MalwareHackers using Trojans connected to a malware family deployed by Chinese nation-state hackers are actively exploiting a now-patched vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances. The malware "contains capabilities of a rootkit, dropper, backdoor, bootkit, proxy and tunneler."