CVE-2018-1049-POC

This Python script is a custom reimplementation of the Metasploit module exploit for CVE-2018-1049, which targets VyOS Vyatta via a privilege escalation vulnerability in a Perl script misused through sudo. You need valid SSH credentials. You gain root via command injection in a sudo-permitted...

Volt Typhoon Used Covert Silent Train Network in Four Zero-Day Exploitation Campaigns

The China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Volt Typhoon has been attributed to a now-disrupted covert access network dubbed Silent Train that has been put to use for zero-day exploitation and strategic access. "First identified in late 2023, Silent Train uses rotating chains of compromised...

FBI Seizes 7 Domains, Disrupts Flax Typhoon Tools Used in Critical Infrastructure Intrusions

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and Department of Justice DoJ have announced the disruption of malicious tools used by a China-linked advanced persistent threat group known as Flax Typhoon. To that end, the agencies seized several domains and blocked access to platforms that were use...

FBI Seizes Flax Typhoon Hacking Tools Linked to Chinese Contractor

The FBI and DOJ seized domains and disrupted scanning and spear-phishing tools used by Flax Typhoon, a China-linked…...

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon...

PT-2026-64894

Forensic Master Report: API and GPS Infrastructure Interference 1. Threat Actor Identification and Landscape Forensic telemetry identifies a multi-tiered adversarial campaign characterized by a sophisticated coordination between institutional actors and Advanced Persistent Threat APT groups. The...

What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out

Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by China’s Volt Typhoon hackers—and found a nightmare scenario...

China-Linked Twill Typhoon Uses Fake Apple and Yahoo Sites for Espionage

A new Darktrace report reveals how Chinese hackers use fake Apple and Yahoo sites and the FDMTP malware framework to spy on organisations...

Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against...

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign...

The US Won't Sanction China for Salt Typhoon Hacking

Plus: Officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, a CISA nomination stalls, and more...

ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability

The Australian Signals Directorate ASD has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY. The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 CVSS...

ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability

The Australian Signals Directorate ASD has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY. The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 CVSS...

Year-Long Nation-State Hack Hits US Telecom Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications discloses a year-long breach by nation-state actors. The attack highlights critical supply chain risk, reflecting the Salt Typhoon and F5 espionage trends...

Salt Typhoon APT Group: What Public Sector Leaders and Defenders Should Know

The Rapid7 Threat Focus: Salt Typhoon report profiles one of the most sophisticated and persistent state-sponsored threat actors operating today. Salt Typhoon, a Chinese espionage advanced persistent threat APT group linked to the Ministry of State Security MSS, has spent years infiltrating globa...

Chinese Threat Actors Exploit ToolShell SharePoint Flaw Weeks After Microsoft's July Patch

Threat actors with ties to China exploited the ToolShell security vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to breach a telecommunications company in the Middle East after it was publicly disclosed and patched in July 2025. Also targeted were government departments in an African country, as well as...

Salt Typhoon APT Targets Global Telecom and Energy Sectors, Says Darktrace

The China-linked Salt Typhoon APT group attacked a European telecom via a Citrix NetScaler vulnerability in July 2025, Darktrace reports. This follows past US Army and telecom breaches...

Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network

A European telecommunications organization is said to have been targeted by a threat actor that aligns with a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon. The organization, per Darktrace, was targeted in the first week of July 2025, with the attackers exploiting a Citrix NetScaler...

Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network

A European telecommunications organization is said to have been targeted by a threat actor that aligns with a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon. The organization, per Darktrace, was targeted in the first week of July 2025, with the attackers exploiting a Citrix NetScaler...

Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year

Threat actors with ties to China have been attributed to a novel campaign that compromised an ArcGIS system and turned it into a backdoor for more than a year. The activity, per ReliaQuest, is the handiwork of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called Flax Typhoon , which is also tracked as...