Netherlands Exposes Chinese Cyber Espionage: Coathanger Malware Hooks FortiGate Firewalls

In a plot twist worthy of a spy thriller, Dutch officials pulled back the curtain on a malware mystery, pinning the blame on Chinese cyber sleuths. Meet ‘Coathanger,’ the malware so sneaky it could hang out undetected in the Ministry of Defense’s cyber closet. It’s…

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Another day, another cyber-espionage drama, but this time with a fashion twist. The Dutch MoD's encounter with 'Coathanger' malware feels like a spy thriller where the villain leaves a calling card—except the card is a weirdly polite malware message about outerwear etiquette. And let's be honest, "She took his coat and hung it up" is probably the most courteous malware has ever been while rifling through state secrets.

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