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Suspected Chinese Hackers Compromised This VPN to Deliver Malware

  • Michael Kan--PCMag.com
  • published date: 2026-08-05 21:55:56 UTC

A malicious change was made to the legitimate QuickFox VPN installer, allowing it to secretly download a backdoor onto Windows PCs, according to Fortinet. A VPN program from China was secretly tampered with to deliver malware to unsuspecting users, according …

A VPN program from China was secretly tampered with to deliver malware to unsuspecting users, according to researchers at cybersecurity vendor Fortinet.  The attack targeted Windows installations fo… [+2065 chars]