Cyber attacks targeting China and Turkey spiked in August 2026, driven by the conflict in Iran.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Aug 1

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China and Turkey are involved in organized efforts to shape public opinion, with Turkey mentioned as a potential influence source. All 1 developments

The entities involved

China
cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China
- Anthony Scaramucci predicts potential impeachment for Donald Trump and suggests a trilateral meeting involving China.Sun 21:26
- Tron Inc. and Nayax Ltd. are conducting sales and operations in China and Europe.Sun 20:16
Turkey
country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
- Eldorado Gold holds interests in gold mines across Greece, Turkey, and Romania.Sun 12:32
- A Hamas cell carried out an attack in Hebron, while its headquarters received assistance from a terrorist network based in Turkey.Sun 10:00
Cloudflare
American internet infrastructure and website security company
- PHP vulnerabilities led to exploitation attempts affecting government websites across Europe, prompting service suspensions.Sat 06:23
- PHP vulnerabilities are fueling the Black October crisis, causing outages and hacking attempts affecting major US services like American Express.Fri 03:46

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