FBI Seizes China-Linked Fake Consulting Sites Targeting US Clearance Holders
2026-06-11T08:51:40Z•27b137c825f555f6f19a11ab1b540a2b7f51f8d889127b4c1905e39d1fe65ce2
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What happened
Feed of June 9–10, 2026 security news: The FBI and DOJ seized 13 China-linked fake consulting websites that were reportedly targeting U.S. security-clearance holders to obtain sensitive government information. ServiceNow disclosed an API-related security incident that exposed customer data and applied a security update while notifying affected customers. Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 206 vulnerabilities including three zero-days and several high-severity/kernel/network/HTTP.sys issues (no CVEs listed in this feed). Researchers observed scammers distributing the Vidar infostealer by
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- hackread
- Record identifier
- 27b137c825f555f6f19a11ab1b540a2b7f51f8d889127b4c1905e39d1fe65ce2
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-11T08:51:40Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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