Cybersecurity firm detects Chinese-speaking malware attacking Philippine govât entities, users
ByMa. Alena O. Castillo - July 19, 2021 - 8:00 PM
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advanced persistent threat (APT) drive by Chinese “actors” against users in Southeast Asia, especially in the
Philippines and
A report by cybersecurity firm
Kaspersky said that the attacks have targeted 100 victims in Myanmar and 1,400 in the Philippines, including government entities, that have been infected with spear-phishing emails containing a malicious Word document.
Once downloaded in the system, the malware spreads to other hosts through removable Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives.
The company noted that APT campaigns usually hit a few dozen users. However, the recent finding of these threats in the region was unusual.
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