Public and Private Medical Community Targeted by Threat Actor Pursuing Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, Medical, and National Defense Research

Reported 15 Jun 2026 by otx · Severity: medium

A sophisticated espionage campaign attributed to UNC6508, a China-nexus threat actor, targeted North American academic, medical, and military research institutions for over a year. The adversary exploited REDCap servers, deployed custom INFINITERED malware to harvest credentials,