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Two Spy Campaigns, Two Completely Different Playbooks

John Z Black Mar 16, 2026

Threat Intelligence #espionage #apt #china #russia #signal #asean #military #threat-intelligence

A Chinese APT has been sitting inside Southeast Asian military networks for six years. Meanwhile, Russian hackers are stealing Signal accounts with fake support messages. Same goal, wildly different approaches.

China's Been Quietly Spying on Southeast Asian Militaries for Years

John Z Black Mar 13, 2026

Nation-State Threats #china #apt #espionage #southeast-asia #military #unit42 #nation-state

Unit 42 documented a suspected Chinese state-sponsored espionage campaign with years of undetected access to military networks across Southeast Asia. This is what patient intelligence collection looks like.

After the 'Worst Telecom Hack in History,' Washington Is Already Moving On

John Z Black Mar 13, 2026

Policy & Governance #salt-typhoon #telecom #section-702 #nsa #cyber-policy #china #surveillance

Salt Typhoon was called the most significant cyberattack on US telecom infrastructure ever. Policy reform momentum is stalling. Congress is more interested in restricting FBI surveillance than fixing the infrastructure that got hacked.