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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE

The Hacker News·September 15, 2026·1 min read
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE

A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign exploiting recently patched flaws in Chrome and Windows to deliver a JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE. Volexity, tracking the cluster as UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple NGOs on September 1, 2026.

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