China‑Linked Hackers Exploit Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities in Multi‑Year Espionage Targeting Asia and a NATO State
A newly detailed, long-running espionage operation attributed by researchers to China-aligned actors has quietly burrowed into government and defense networks across South, East, and Southeast Asia—and reached at least one European NATO member. The attackers’ entry point: unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to the internet, abused for credential theft and persistent access to the most…