Cambodia-focused cluster uses multistage infection chain with localized lures

Acronis TRU uncovered a Cambodia-focused campaign that uses phishing-style archives, DLL sideloading, PNG-embedded payloads, BYOVD, and process injection to deploy SparkRAT while impairing multiple security products. The activity shows similarities to SilverFox tradecraft but lacks enough evidence for direct attribution, so it is tracked as an unattributed cluster with possible Chinese-language development or deployment links. #SparkRAT #SilverFox #CVE-2026-36425 #ardrv.sys #OPSWATAppRemover #HuorongInternetSecurity #TencentPCManager

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The AI Supply Chain Is Getting Weird [Monthly Guest Post]

Data poisoning targets AI systems during training by corrupting datasets or models, allowing attackers to embed backdoors, mislabeled data, or hidden behaviors that can survive deployment and evade standard benchmarks. The article explains how public model repositories, third-party datasets, fine-tuning pipelines, and RAG sources expand the AI supply chain risk, and highlights controls such as provenance checks, red-teaming, and an AIBOM. #HuggingFace #JFrog #PoisonGPT #Mercor #OWASPLLMTop10 #AIBOM

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Meta pledges to overhaul kids’ safety protections, pay  billion to settle social media case

Meta agreed to pay $17 billion and accept sweeping reforms after allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive and that the company mishandled children’s privacy under COPPA. The settlement imposes major teen-safety restrictions, independent oversight, and a ban on misleading claims about safety features, while California and other…

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Medical device firm Boston Scientific says cyberattack has disrupted shipment processes

A cyberattack disrupted Boston Scientific’s business operations, impacting access to operating systems and applications needed to process and ship customer orders. The company has brought in a cybersecurity firm, but the full restoration timeline and financial impact remain unclear, while no threat group has claimed responsibility. #BostonScientific #SEC…

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Officials disrupt Chinese espionage operation that hit multiple federal agencies

Federal authorities disclosed a long-running Chinese state-sponsored espionage campaign by QTFY that has targeted U.S. critical infrastructure and multiple federal agencies since 2018. The operation used a botnet, scanning tools, and exploited vulnerabilities in products from Ivanti, Fortinet, Citrix, Microsoft, F5, and others to infiltrate sensitive networks. #QTFY #QScan #QTRouter #Ivanti #PlugX

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Officials disrupt Chinese espionage operation that hit multiple federal agencies

President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to protect the U.S. bulk-power system from foreign-produced equipment, software, and systems that could create national security risks. The move targets concerns about Chinese-made components in energy infrastructure and directs the Energy Department to create implementation rules within 120 days. #DonaldTrump #WhiteHouse #China #EnergyDepartment

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Cybersecurity News | Daily Recap [25 Aug 2026]

Daily Recap, WhatsApp rolled out stronger two-step verification and multiple passkeys to harden account protection, while Microsoft Teams added an admin control to block external bots from meetings. Attackers also targeted WordPress with miniOrange SAML 2.0 auth-bypass flaws, breached 270+ Zimbra servers, exploited an in-the-wild Oracle WebLogic issue, and delivered Amatera via ClickFix using WordlistLoader.
#WhatsApp #twoStepVerification #passkeys #WordPress #miniOrange #SAML #MicrosoftTeams #Zimbra #OracleWebLogic #CISA #Calix #NAT #WordlistLoader #Amatera #ClickFix #SynkLoader #Windows #ShinyHunters #ReliaQuest

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