Chinese group attacking US government agencies through Pulse Secure

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The threat actors are 'very advanced' in evading detection, according to security experts

Hackers with suspected links to China have been exploiting a security bug in Pulse Secure's VPN software, to compromise the networks of defence firms, government agencies and other institutions in ...

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