The headline from this article in PC Mag ( https://www.pcmag.com/news/chinese-hackers-targeted-japan-by-exploiting-vpn-flaws ) is maybe a little clickbaity, but the article itself describes how phishing attacks lead to malware infections, which in turn lead to VPN compromises of networks.
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