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Chinese Hackers Targeted G7 Summit Through MS Office Flaw

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Jun

2023

Suspected Chinese APT groups exploited a 17-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability in May to launch malware attacks against foreign government officials who attended a G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Threat actors targeted government officials from France, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and Australia who attended a session on global food security, where they also discussed issues […]

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China Likely Amasses 0-Days Via Vulnerability Disclosure Law

08

Nov

2022

The first year of a Chinese law requiring mandatory disclosure to the government of vulnerability reports correlates to a period of increased zero-day exploitation by Beijing-backed hackers. That’s the conclusion from computing giant Microsoft, which says the mandatory disclosure regulation “might enable elements in the Chinese government to stockpile reported vulnerabilities toward weaponizing them.” Read […]

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Israeli Government Visits NSO Group Amidst Spyware Claims

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Jul

2021

The Israeli government paid a visit on Wednesday to NSO Group, the controversial company whose spyware has been alleged to have been covertly installed on the mobile devices of journalists and activists. Officials from Israel’s Ministry of Defense visited NSO Group, according to Calcalist.co.il. The visit was pre-arranged, the publication reported, and it did not […]

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