Tag: Cyber Espionage
-
Mysterious ‘SmudgedSerpent’ Hackers Target U.S. Policy Experts Amid Iran–Israel Tensions
A previously unidentified threat cluster, codenamed UNK_SmudgedSerpent, has been linked to a series of cyberattacks targeting academics and foreign policy experts in the U.S. during June-August 2025.
-
Chinese State-Linked Group Exploits Windows Zero-Day Against European Diplomats
A China-linked threat actor, identified as UNC6384 (also known as Mustang Panda), is actively exploiting a Windows zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-9491, in targeted attacks against European diplomatic entities. The campaign aims to conduct cyber espionage, monitoring communications and exfiltrating sensitive data from compromised systems. This activity highlights the ongoing risk posed by unpatched vulnerabilities in critical…