Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

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Complaint Says Service Generated More Than 1.5 Million Malicious URLsGoogle has sued a Chinese phishing-as-a-service provider accused of teaching customers to use Gemini to generate and customize scam websites, a campaign linked to more than 1.59 million phishing URLs, over 100,000 victims, and widespread credential and financial theft.

More Than 1M Victims Affected GloballyTech giant Google sued the Chinese-speaking operators of a phishing-as-a-service operation in what it hopes will be a first step to deterring the prolific service behind hundreds of thousands of fraudulent websites used to steal credentials from millions of victims.

Also: ToolShell Hits South Africa, Most Americans Are Online Fraud VictimsThis week: Did China sneak a peek into ToolShell? ToolShell hacking in South Africa, Cisco flaws, an Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea. Most Americans scammed online, a NASCAR data breach and a claimed data leak at France's Naval Group. Orange telecom disrupted. Dating app Tea breach.

Suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers reportedly targeted the Washington Post journalists covering national security and economic policy, according to an internal memo and media reports. The publication has not disclosed the identity of victims.

Attack Combines Social Engineering and Card Emulation to Execute Real-Time TheftHackers are using Chinese-speaking Android malware-as-a-service SuperCard X to carry out near-field communication relay attacks, siphoning payment card data and executing live point of sale and ATM transactions. Victims receive spoofed SMS or WhatsApp alerts purporting to originate from their bank.

Chinese Hackers Hitting Unpatched Products From Microsoft, Sophos, Fortinet, IvantiChinese nation-state hackers who surreptitiously gained "broad and full" access to telecommunications networks in the U.S. and dozens of other countries have regularly exploited known flaws in their networking gear that the victims failed to patch, security experts have warned.

Reportedly Hacked: Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, WindstreamThe nine known victims of a "broad and significant cyberespionage campaign" the White House has tied to China reportedly include Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications and Windstream, as officials said the hackers' earliest known telecom network penetration began in mid-2023.

Treasury Tells Lawmakers Chinese Threat Actor Remotely Breached Agency WorkstationsThe U.S. Treasury Department notified lawmakers Friday that the agency was the victim of a major cyberattack in which Chinese-linked hackers gained access to unclassified documents after gaining access to remote workstations through a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust.

Officials Say Chinese Hackers Maintained 'Broad and Full' Access to Telecom SystemsFederal officials told reporters Friday that ongoing investigations into the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage campaign have identified a ninth victim company affected by the attack, in which hackers maintained "broad and full" access to vulnerable communications infrastructure across the country.

Telco Giant's Probe Finds 'No Evidence' of Customer or Sensitive Data BreachThe world's largest telecommunications carrier, T-Mobile U.S., said it was targeted as part of a wide-ranging cyberespionage operation the U.S. government attributes to China but has found no sign of data access or theft. Other known victims of the campaign include AT&T, Verizon and Lumen.

Chinese Cybercrime Groups Ran Operations in Rented Hotels and Guest HousesSri Lankan authorities have arrested more than 200 Chinese nationals who they say overstayed their visitor visas and engaged in large-scale financial scam operations targeting victims across Asia. The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says it supports the law enforcement crackdown.

Global Botnet's Victims Are in United States, Germany, Romania and Hong KongFBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday the bureau seized control of a Chinese-developed botnet that maintained access to thousands of compromised devices across the globe as part of an effort to launch widespread disruptive cyberattacks. The botnet is a Mirai variant.

Chinese Threat Actor 'Velvet Ant' Evaded Detection for Years in Victim NetworkA Chinese threat actor used state-sponsored techniques to carry out a cyberespionage campaign targeting a major organization's networks after exploiting legacy technology to gain multiple footholds across the enterprise infrastructure, researchers said in a Monday blog post.

China-Linked Criminals Processed Orders Worth $50M: Security Research LabsHackers linked to Chinese fraudsters are targeting online shoppers to steal credit card information, likely making off with about $50 million from victims in the United States and Western Europe who order premium shoes at discount prices on fraudulent deal websites.

Hackers Target OpenMetadata Platforms Running on Cloud Kubernetes EnvironmentsHackers who appear to be Chinese are exploiting vulnerabilities in the OpenMetadata platform running as workloads on Kubernetes clusters to download cryptomining software, warned Microsoft. "I want to buy a car," the hackers tell victims in a note and solicit monero donations.

Chinese Hackers Have Used DinodasRATHackers are using a new version of a backdoor to target Linux servers and gain and maintain access in what appears to be an espionage campaign, warn researchers from Kaspersky. The hallmark of DinodasRAT's strategy is its sophisticated victim identification and persistence mechanisms.

Victims Include at Least 70 Organizations Across 23 CountriesSecurity researchers say they've spotted a hacking campaign with a strong focus in Southeast Asia that could be the work of Chinese state hacking contractor iSoon, the company whose February internal data leak threw a spotlight on a network of private sector companies hacking on behalf of Beijing.

Sanctioned Individuals Operated Investment Scams in Myanmar, Cambodia and LaosThe U.K. government has sanctioned 14 individuals and groups that illegally employed human trafficking victims in online crypto and investment scams. Sanctioned individuals include a Chinese national previously targeted by the U.S. Treasury for running a gambling and trafficking business in Laos.