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BleepingComputer
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June 15, 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research
By Bill Toulas
AI Summary
Google's Threat Intelligence Group exposed UNC6508, a China-nexus espionage actor that breached exposed REDCap research servers at North American medical, academic, and military institutions, deploying the InfiniteRed backdoor to steal credentials. The group operated undetected from at least 2023 into 2025, then abused victims' own Google Workspace email forwarding rules to silently exfiltrate sensitive research and defense communications.
Relevance score: 85.0/100
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