Threat Actors Aligned with China Attacking U.S. University Physics + Engineering Depts.

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered that a “suspected China-aligned threat cluster named UNK_MassTraction” is attacking mailservers belonging to physics and engineering departments of U.S. and Canadian based universities. They have been tracking the activity since May 2026.... By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider