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China Stole Medical Research Emails — Without Ever Breaking In

A China-linked group spent a year inside research networks by silently rewiring Google Workspace email forwarding. No password stolen, no malware dropped — just quiet redirection. Plus: a Palo Alto VPN bypass, 152 fake Chrome extensions, and backdoored WordPress plugins.

· 7 min read
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Microsoft Just Patched 206 Flaws in One Day

It's a record-breaking Patch Tuesday — 206 vulnerabilities fixed, including three zero-days already being used in attacks. Plus: China's 1,500-device botnet and critical Ivanti, Fortinet, and SAP patches you shouldn't skip.

· 7 min read
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The Backdoor That Waited Nine Years

China-linked hackers replaced Linux login software with backdoored copies in 2016 — and nobody noticed until now. Plus: a Microsoft 365 AI flaw that stole emails via a real microsoft.com link, and a critical Splunk hole with no auth required.

· 7 min read