EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian actors over cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

2026-03-18T08:51:49Z3fe02ccf0d93da8bbd9e2d93c0a29effb4ab7678b89c44665fd191afe24b4cf0
AMOSAPTAppleChrisCISACL-STA-1087CVE-2025-47813ChinaClickFixDRILLAPPEU sanctionsIranKEVLaundry BearMemFunMicrosoft environmentPLUGGYAPE (PLUGGY APE)RondoDoxStrykerWing FTP Serverbotnetcritical infrastructuredevice wipinginfostealermacOSmass exploitation

What happened

This feed reports multiple high-impact cyber developments: the EU sanctioned three companies and two individuals from China and Iran for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and the compromise of over 65,000 devices; the RondoDox botnet has broadened its arsenal to target 174 vulnerabilities with up to 15,000 daily exploit attempts; and a China-linked APT (CL-STA-1087) has been conducting targeted military espionage in Southeast Asia since 2020 using AppleChris and MemFun. Other notable items include ClickFix social-engineering campaigns increasingly targeting macOS (delivering infostealers

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3fe02ccf0d93da8bbd9e2d93c0a29effb4ab7678b89c44665fd191afe24b4cf0
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2026-03-18T08:51:49Z
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