China-Linked Hackers Adopt Two-Stage Infection Tactic to Deploy Deuterbear RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have shed more light on a remote access trojan RAT known as Deuterbear used by the China-linked BlackTech hacking group as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the Asia-Pacific region this year. "Deuterbear, while similar to Waterbear in many ways, shows...

BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New 'Deuterbear' Tool

Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred t...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 25 September to 1 October 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of eight executed attacks, three instances of adversary activity, and four zero-day...

BlackTech: China-Linked Cyber Actors Exploit Router Firmware

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary BlackTech, a Peoples Republic of China PRC-linked cyber actor group, poses a significant threat by modifying router firmware and targeting diverse sectors, highlighting the need for enhanced cybersecurity...

China's BlackTech Hacking Group Exploited Routers to Target U.S. and Japanese Companies

Cybersecurity agencies from Japan and the U.S. have warned of attacks mounted by a state-backed hacking group from China to stealthily tamper with branch routers and use them as jumping-off points to access the networks of various companies in the two countries. The attacks have been tied to a...

People's Republic of China-Linked Cyber Actors Hide in Router Firmware

Executive Summary The United States National Security Agency NSA, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Japan National Police Agency NPA, and the Japan National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity...

NSA, FBI, CISA, and Japanese Partners Release Advisory on PRC-Linked Cyber Actors

Today, the U.S. National Security Agency NSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, along with the Japan National Police Agency NPA and the Japan National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity NISC released joint...

Chinese APT Group Targets Media, Finance, and Electronics Sectors

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday uncovered a new espionage campaign targeting media, construction, engineering, electronics, and finance sectors in Japan, Taiwan, the U.S., and China. Linking the attacks to Palmerworm aka BlackTech — likely a China-based advanced persistent threat APT —...

Stolen D-Link Certificate Used to Digitally Sign Spying Malware

Digitally signed malware has become much more common in recent years to mask malicious intentions. Security researchers have discovered a new malware campaign misusing stolen valid digital certificates from Taiwanese tech-companies, including D-Link, to sign their malware and making them look lik...