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May 5, 2026 06:00

UAT-8302 and its box full of malware

Cisco Talos is disclosing UAT-8302, a sophisticated, China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025.

April 2, 2026 06:00

UAT-10608: Inside a large-scale automated credential harvesting operation targeting web applications

Talos is disclosing a large-scale automated credential harvesting campaign carried out by a threat cluster we currently track as UAT-10608. The campaign is primarily leveraging a collection framework dubbed “NEXUS Listener.”

March 5, 2026 06:00

UAT-9244 targets South American telecommunication providers with three new malware implants

Cisco Talos is disclosing UAT-9244, who we assess with high confidence is a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor closely associated with Famous Sparrow.

January 15, 2026 06:00

UAT-8837 targets critical infrastructure sectors in North America

Cisco Talos is closely tracking UAT-8837, a threat actor we assess with medium confidence is a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor.

January 8, 2026 06:00

UAT-7290 targets high value telecommunications infrastructure in South Asia

Talos assesses with high confidence that UAT-7290 is a sophisticated threat actor falling under the China-nexus of advanced persistent threat actors (APTs). UAT-7290 primarily targets telecommunications providers in South Asia.

August 20, 2025 09:00

Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices

A Russian state-sponsored group, Static Tundra, is exploiting an old Cisco IOS vulnerability to compromise unpatched network devices worldwide, targeting key sectors for intelligence gathering.

August 15, 2025 06:00

UAT-7237 targets Taiwanese web hosting infrastructure

Cisco Talos discovered UAT-7237, a Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) group active since at least 2022, which has significant overlaps with UAT-5918.

May 22, 2025 06:00

UAT-6382 exploits Cityworks zero-day vulnerability to deliver malware

Talos has observed exploitation of CVE-2025-0994 in the wild by UAT-6382, a Chinese-speaking threat actor, who then deployed malware payloads via TetraLoader.

April 23, 2025 06:00

Introducing ToyMaker, an initial access broker working in cahoots with double extortion gangs

Cisco Talos discovered a sophisticated attack on critical infrastructure by ToyMaker and Cactus, using the LAGTOY backdoor to orchestrate a relentless double extortion scheme.