BotNet News

Cyberthreat News is a weekly newsletter that highlights significant incidents from around the world impacting cybersecurity. The report covers cyberattacks against governments, critical infrastructure, global businesses, and individuals. It also highlights espionage activity against foreign government agencies, military organizations, and private industry, as well as hacktivist attacks.

July 2025: Chinese state-linked hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint, breaching U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure sites, and global companies. The attackers were able to obtain privileged access and conduct large data exfiltration operations.

August 2023: Chinese disinformation campaigns spread on WeChat in retaliation for a Canadian politician’s criticism of China’s human rights policies. The campaign included smears about the politician’s race and political views.

October 2025: The ransomware group Medusa claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against SimonMed Imaging, in which hackers exfiltrated the personal information of more than 1.2 million patients. The attackers demanded $1 million for the return of stolen data. SimonMed has brought in security experts to investigate and implement changes.

November 2024: North Korean hackers hacked smartphones used by members of the Trump-Vance campaign and the Biden-Harris campaign. Hackers were able to download documents, including fundraising records.

December 2024: Iranian hackers targeted education, government, and research networks in the Asia Pacific deploying malware for espionage purposes. The attackers were able to access sensitive data and steal audio from infected machines.

Russian cyber criminals targeted Western politicians, businesspeople, and celebrities who had publicly denounced Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The attacks included phishing emails with fake job offers to spy on victims.