Mar 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the group's attack chains … [Read more...] about Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments
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China’s Cyberspies Targeting Southeast Asian Government Entities
A sweeping and "highly active campaign" that originally set its sights on Myanmar has broadened its focus to strike a number of targets located in the Philippines, according to new research. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which first spotted the infections in October 2020, attributed them to a threat actor it tracks as "LuminousMoth," which it connected with medium to … [Read more...] about China’s Cyberspies Targeting Southeast Asian Government Entities
Chinese APT Hackers Target Southeast Asian Government Institutions
Cybersecurity researchers today unveiled a complex and targeted espionage attack on potential government sector victims in South East Asia that they believe was carried out by a sophisticated Chinese APT group at least since 2018. "The attack has a complex and complete arsenal of droppers, backdoors and other tools involving Chinoxy backdoor, PcShare RAT and FunnyDream backdoor … [Read more...] about Chinese APT Hackers Target Southeast Asian Government Institutions