A new attack, dubbed "Operation WrtHug," has compromised around 50,000 outdated ASUS WRT routers, primarily in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Researchers suspect the campaign is linked to China, leveraging multiple known vulnerabilities to facilitate stealthy espionage.

Researchers found serious security flaws in the LINE messaging app, allowing for message replay attacks, impersonation, and sensitive data leaks. Despite LINE's claims of low risk, the app's integral role in daily life across East Asia raises significant privacy concerns.

China-based threat actors exploited the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) to compromise a telecoms company in the Middle East and various government agencies in Africa and South America shortly after its patch release. The attackers utilized multiple tools, including the Zingdoor backdoor and KrustyLoader malware, indicating a coordinated effort to access sensitive networks for espionage purposes. Evidence suggests a broader range of Chinese groups involved in these attacks, revealing significant implications for global cybersecurity.