Chinese Cyberspies Target Military Organizations in Asia With New Malware
By Ionut Arghire on April 29, 2021 A cyber-espionage group believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government has been observed targeting military organizations in Southeast Asia in attacks involving previously undocumented malware, Bitdefender reported on Wednesday. Linked to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) over half a decade ago, the advanced persistent threat (APT) was revealed last year to have conducted a five-year stealth campaign against targets in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Brunei. The group has been known to focus on governmen...