Threat Intelligence , Critical Infrastructure Security Chinese, US cyber capabilities reportedly on par April 23, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) Offensive cybersecurity capabilities wielded by China were noted by the Netherlands' Defence Intelligence and Security Service, or MIVD, to be on parity with the U.S., reports The Record , a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. China's improved cyber operations are due to Beijing's replacement of its Strategic Support force with a dedicated Cyberspace Force two years ago, which allowed continuous tooling refinements beginning in 2025, noted the MIVD in its public annual report. "Detection, response and mitigation are often inadequate against the extensive and professional Chinese cyber threat," said the MIVD, which noted Chinese state-backed attacks against Dutch businesses, universities, and individuals. Such a report comes after China was reported by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence to have leveraged "formidable cyber capabilities" to successfully compromise the U.S.'s critical infrastructure. A recent Google Threat Intelligence Group report also noted the twofold increase in zero-day exploitation among China-nexus threat operations last year. SC Staff Related Threat Intelligence Over $12M stolen in North Korean crypto heist against web developers SC Staff April 23, 2026 North Korean threat operation HexagonalRodent, which is associated with the state-backed Famous Chollima, has exfiltrated up to $12 million worth of cryptocurrency from Web3 developers between January and March, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Vulnerability Management Discontinued D-Link routers subjected to Mirai botnet targeting SC Staff April 23, 2026 Security Affairs reports that vulnerable end-of-life D-Link DIR-823X routers impacted by the command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-29635, have been targeted by Mirai botnet intrusions since early March, or about a year after the security issue was initially disclosed. Threat Intelligence Industrial-scale SIM farm-as-a-service operation uncovered SC Staff April 23, 2026 Belarus-based software platform ProxySmart has been leveraged to power 87 physical SIM farms around the world as part of an industrial-scale cybercrime operation, according to Infosecurity Magazine. Related Events Cybercast Better Threat Intelligence Between Public and Private Sectors On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Nationwide Cybersecurity Summit 2025: Safeguarding America’s Digital Future On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Securing the Future of Finance: Strategies to Counter Modern Cyber Threats On-Demand Event Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Backdoor Brute Force DNS Spoofing Deepfake Defacement Dictionary Attack Distributed Scans Domain Hijacking Google Hacking Reconnaissance You can skip this ad in 5 seconds