A Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as TA415 has been linked to a string of spearphishing attacks against US government entities, think tanks, and academic institutions in July and August of 2025. The campaign tailored its lures by using US-China economic and trade topics, even impersonating the US-China Business Council and the Chair of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition to target individuals focused on relations and policy between the two nations.
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