Suspected Chinese Hackers Use Claude Code and DeepSeek to Breach Government Systems in Three Countries
Wed Jul 15 2026
Government
Malware
cyberpress.org
Security researchers have uncovered an active cyber espionage campaign that allegedly used Claude Code and DeepSeek-v4-pro as operational components during intrusions targeting government organizations in Afghanistan, Thailand, and Taiwan. The campaign was discovered in June 2026 after researchers pivoted from infrastructure associated with TencShell, a Go-based implant previously linked by Cato CTRL to suspected China-aligned […]
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