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#3 BleepingComputer general 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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