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As part of its latest attacks discovered in June, Tropic Tropper exploited several known Microsoft Exchange Server and Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities to distribute an updated China Chopper web shell on a server hosting the Umbraco open-source content management system.

Attacks of the hacking group, which have been redirected to targeting pro-Ukraine efforts since 2022, also involved domain scanning across several European Union nations and more than two dozen NATO members, as well as the exposure of stolen data through public domains.

With a contentious election in the U.S. and tensions escalating in the Middle East and Europe, watch for China to increase its cyberattacks on our critical infrastructure.