Google patches a Chrome zero-day vulnerability used in espionage

Google patches a Chrome zero-day vulnerability used in espionage

Readers help support MSpoweruser. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help MSPoweruser sustain the editorial team Read more Google has released an out-of-band security patch for its Chrome browser to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-2783, which has been actively … Read more

Google fixes Chrome zero-day exploited in espionage campaign

Google fixes Chrome zero-day exploited in espionage campaign

​Google has fixed a high-severity Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited to escape the browser’s sandbox and deploy malware in espionage attacks targeting Russian organizations. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2025-2783 exists in the wild,” the company said in a security advisory published Tuesday. Tracked as CVE-2025-2783, this vulnerability was discovered by Kaspersky’s … Read more

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

As it moves to transform U.S. relations with Russia, the Trump administration is talking with Moscow about readmitting potentially scores of Russian diplomats into the United States after years of expulsions. But the good-will gesture, which would be reciprocated by Moscow, could be a kind of Trojan horse, experts and diplomats warn, as the Kremlin … Read more

Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack

Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack

A China-based threat actor, tracked as Emperor Dragonfly and commonly associated with cybercriminal endeavors, has been observed using in a ransomware attack a toolset previously attributed to espionage actors. The hackers deployed the RA World ransomware against an Asian software and services company and demanded an initial ransom payment of $2 million. Researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team observed … Read more

China targeting U.S. service members on social media in “virtual espionage” spy efforts

China targeting U.S. service members on social media in “virtual espionage” spy efforts

The Chinese intelligence officer who convinced Thomas Zhao to hand over sensitive information about the U.S. military seemed to know the 24-year-old U.S. Navy petty officer had a passion for the stock market.  The agent approached Zhao in a stock trading chat group on the Chinese-owned social media network WeChat, CBS News learned in interviews … Read more