Chinese, N. Korean Threat Groups Build on Asia-Pacific Success

Collection of DarkReading stories (June 2026) showing a sharp uptick in active exploitation, supply‑chain compromises, and AI‑driven threat activity. Notable items: a critical Check Point VPN zero‑day under active exploitation; Russian campaigns weaponizing WinRAR (CVE‑2025‑8088) for espionage; active exploitation of a Palo Alto PAN‑OS GlobalProtect auth bypass; widespread supply‑chain worms and malware (Miasma, IronWorm, Shai‑Hulud); expansion of phishing‑as‑a‑service (Kali365) and large-scale web‑traffic hijacks (DriveSurge) delivering ClickFix/FakeUpdate attacks; trend pieces on AI‑acceler‑