China-backed threat group used agentic AI pentesting tool to compromise 140 sensitive targets in 11 days

CyberScoop reports on significant cyber and national-security developments, including a China-linked group using an agentic AI penetration-testing tool to compromise 140 sensitive targets in 11 days, Apple notifications to mercenary-spyware victims in 99 countries, Volt Typhoon’s covert infrastructure targeting critical infrastructure, major DHS employee data leaks, North Korean remote-worker fraud, and the seizure of a bulletproof hosting provider. The collection reflects high-impact state-sponsored intrusion, espionage, data exposure, and cybercrime activity.