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Cyberthreat News

The threat landscape is ever-changing. Attacks are not only increasing in quantity, they’re evolving in speed, complexity, and impact. In this month’s issue of Cyberthreat News, Dark Reading examines the latest in attacks, trends, and espionage.

June 2024: Russian hackers spoofed an American law firm to infiltrate its system, stealing sensitive documents and email correspondence. The breach is one of the largest in corporate history.

November 2023: Chinese hackers hacked Japan’s space agency to spy on critical rocket and satellite operations. The agency shut down part of its network to investigate, but claims the attack did not affect its core services.

March 2024: Hackers concealed ransomware within a fake dinner invitation to install backdoors in German political parties’ systems. Researchers have yet to determine the attackers’ identity.

February 2024: A massive data dump from a China cybersecurity company was found online, revealing a slew of espionage targeting governments in the United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The leaks are believed to be a result of an ongoing hacktivist battle between these nations.

April 2024: Hackers spied on the emails of 103 bank regulators in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for over a year. Roughly 150,000 emails with sensitive financial institution information were leaked.

Vulnerability exploitation was linked to 20% of breaches in the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), behind only stolen credentials and ahead of phishing. Learn how to prioritize vulnerabilities and avoid risk with the help of tools like CVSS scoring and vulnerability triage.