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fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

China-Linked Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut Flaw to Target European Diplomats

China-linked UNC6384 used spear-phishing and an unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability (CVE-2025-9491) to deploy PlugX against European diplomatic and government targets.
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fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

North Korea Uses GitHub in Diplomat Cyber Attacks as IT Worker Scheme Hits 320+ Firms

North Korean group Kimsuky used spear-phishing, cloud storage, and GitHub-based command-and-control to deploy Xeno RAT against South Korean diplomatic missions March–July 2025.
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