# The Silent Invasion: Inside China's Cyber War on US Defense Research

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Podcast: [Spy Craft](https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940)
Published: 2026-07-06T09:04:01+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we break down a chilling new report from Google’s Threat Intelligence Group exposing a highly sophisticated, multi-year cyber espionage operation known as UNC6508. Backed by the Chinese state, this threat actor successfully infiltrated North American medical, academic, and military research networks by exploiting vulnerabilities in widely used REDCap servers. We expose how these digital operators weaponized custom malware to siphon off critical data on US defense strategy, autonomous weapons systems, and advanced AI—and what it means for the future of national security.

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