Cyber Intelligence

Chinese APT deploys new malware to keep access to hacked networks

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Jun 05, 2026 18:09 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Jun 05, 2026
Full Description

A Chinese espionage group tracked as UNC5221 has been accessing Microsoft 365 environments using the Brickstorm backdoor and previously undocumented malware named Plenet and AgentPSD. [...]

Event Metadata
  • ID #6260
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Jun 05, 2026