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In a stark reminder of the persistent risks associated with international business travel, a Chinese state-linked hacking group has been identified orchestrating a sophisticated espionage campaign that bypasses digital security entirely. Rather than relying on traditional phishing emails, malware-laden links, or network-level intrusions, the threat actors—tracked by security firm CrowdStrike as OVERCAST PANDA—gained access to…

In a stark reminder that the most sophisticated cyber-espionage operations often bypass the digital perimeter entirely, a Chinese state-linked hacking group has been caught compromising executive laptops through direct physical access. The campaign, which took place this spring at an agricultural industry conference on Hainan Island, did not rely on traditional vectors like phishing emails,…