FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networks

2026-08-27T07:23:51Z77924503a265213375517f1edcfd2202a8f2480c164c501d77abb905c32e56d3
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What happened

A security-news digest covering state-sponsored and criminal cyberattacks, ransomware, data breaches, actively exploited vulnerabilities, supply-chain compromises, phishing, malware, cloud credential theft, critical-infrastructure targeting, and emerging AI-agent security risks. Key items include alleged Chinese botnets targeting US critical networks, attacks on water systems and a UK power plant, an ongoing Boston Scientific disruption, large-scale personal-data exposures, malicious Rust packages, OAuth-enabled phishing, and urgent CISA patching directives for Oracle and Ray vulnerabilities.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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theregister_security
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77924503a265213375517f1edcfd2202a8f2480c164c501d77abb905c32e56d3
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2026-08-27T07:23:51Z
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