Zero‐Day Exploits in State-Sponsored Cyber Operations

April 29, 2025, 12:20 pm

Recent reports highlight a surge in zero‐day hack usage by government-linked cyber actors. According to tech titans and security research, while overall threat detections dropped, targeted attacks have shifted to more covert exploits, raising alarms over national security vulnerabilities and the shadowy world of state-sponsored cyber warfare.

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theverge.com / France accuses Russia of a decade’s worth of high-profile cyberattacks

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techspot.com / FBI warns China is using AI to sharpen cyberattacks on US infrastructure

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arstechnica.com / Google: Governments are using zero-day hacks more than ever

Google says zero-day threats are trending upward even as total detections fell in 2024.

androidheadlines.com / Most of the zero-day exploits in 2024 were used by government-sponsored hackers

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