China-Linked Jewelbug Uses XG-Web for Government Espionage and Crypto Fraud
- ID
- 14792
- Status
- new
- Published
- 14 Aug 2026, 3:54 PM
- Fetched
- 17 Aug 2026, 8:47 PM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-jewelbug-uses-xg-web-for.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
The China-linked threat actor known as Jewelbug has been observed carrying out cyber espionage operations targeting governments and militaries, while simultaneously engaging in cryptocurrency fraud. "Both missions are administered from a single control panel, XG-Web, a browser-centric remote-access and information-stealing framework that turns a victim's browser into a full remote-control
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