Large-Scale Cybercrime Operation Linked to China Identified by SOCRadar

SOCRadar researchers identified a large-scale cybercrime operation linked to China, involving over 45,000 attacks and 5,300+ backdoors deployed globally. The campaign leverages automated systems named OpenClaw and Paperclip to facilitate malicious activities. No specific dates, CVE IDs, or targeted sectors were disclosed in the findings. The operation highlights the use of automated tools to scale cyber intrusions, though exact impacts beyond the attack and backdoor counts remain unspecified. The attribution to Chinese threat actors is based on SOCRadar’s investigation.