Oh, Joy. More Chinese Hacking.

Right, so apparently some Chinese state-sponsored clowns – they’re calling them Murky Genesis and Glacial Panda, because subtlety is *clearly* their strong suit – are poking around in cloud providers and telecom networks again. Shocking. Absolutely fucking shocking.

They’ve been at it for years, using a whole mess of custom malware (because off-the-shelf tools are too mainstream, I guess) to steal credentials, map out networks, and generally cause headaches for anyone who isn’t them. Specifically targeting stuff in the US, Japan, and Europe. Like we didn’t already know that.

The article details how they’re using Living-Off-the-Land techniques – basically abusing legitimate tools already *in* the system to hide their tracks. Clever? Maybe. Annoying as hell? Definitely. They’re also really good at staying hidden for long periods, which means a lot of compromised systems are just sitting there waiting to be exploited further.

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud Security) is the one doing all the heavy lifting here, figuring out who these assholes are and what they’re up to. They’ve linked this activity back to China’s Ministry of State Security – surprise, surprise. The whole thing is a clusterfuck of persistence, stealth, and blatant disregard for international norms.

Honestly, it’s the same song and dance every goddamn time. They get in, they steal shit, they stay hidden, rinse and repeat. And we’re supposed to be surprised? Get a grip.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/chinese-hackers-murky-genesis-and.html

You know, reminds me of the time a junior sysadmin thought he could “secure” the network by changing all the passwords to ‘password’. Took me three hours and a bottle of scotch to clean up that mess. These Chinese guys are more sophisticated, sure, but the underlying principle is the same: people being fundamentally incompetent and leaving doors wide open. Except they’re doing it on purpose.

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