Threat Intelligence , Critical Infrastructure Security , Government security US, allies warn of industrialized Chinese botnets April 24, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) Hacked routers and Internet of Things devices around the world were noted by the U.S., the UK, and eight other countries to have been tapped by multiple Chinese state-backed threat operations to form botnets that enable data theft intrusions and disruptive cyberattacks, reports The Register . Volt Typhoon, which was reported to have infiltrated U.S. networks, has primarily targeted outdated Cisco and Netgear routers to be part of its KV Botnet, according to a joint advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, and over a dozen other agencies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands. Moreover, Chinese information security firms, including the Integrity Technology Group previously linked to Flax Typhoon, were said to have established and maintain some of the industrialized covert networks. Such a development follows the successful global takedown of the SocksEscort proxy service , which had impacted hundreds of thousands of residential routers. SC Staff Related Threat Intelligence Cambodian senator, others hit with US sanctions over scam allegations SC Staff April 24, 2026 The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An, along with 28 individuals and entities, over their alleged involvement in protecting scam operations, according to Al Jazeera. Ransomware Ransomware supply chain untangled by RAMP forum leak SC Staff April 24, 2026 Security Affairs reports that prolific Russian dark web forum and ransomware network RAMP has suffered a major data leak that exposed thousands of user records, activity logs, and insights into how the cybercrime market operates. Supply chain Checkmarx supply chain hack impacts Bitwarden CLI SC Staff April 24, 2026 Bitwarden CLI was reported by Socket and JFrog researchers to have been affected by the TeamPCP-linked supply chain intrusion against Checkmarx, according to The Hacker News. 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 Black Hat Deauthentication Attack Dictionary Attack Distributed Scans Domain Hijacking Dumpster Diving Google Hacking Password Cracking Reconnaissance You can skip this ad in 5 seconds