MirrorFace Targets Japan and Taiwan with ROAMINGMOUSE and Upgraded ANEL Malware

The nation-state threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed deploying malware dubbed ROAMINGMOUSE as part of a cyber espionage campaign directed against government agencies and public institutions in Japan and Taiwan. The activity, detected by Trend Micro in March 2025, involved the use o...

China-Linked MirrorFace Deploys ANEL and AsyncRAT in New Cyber Espionage Operation

Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union with a backdoor known as ANEL. The attack, detected by ESET in late August 2024, singled out a Centr...

MirrorFace Leverages ANEL and NOOPDOOR in Multi-Year Cyberattacks on Japan

Japan's National Police Agency NPA and National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity NCSC accused a China-linked threat actor named MirrorFace of orchestrating a persistent attack campaign targeting organizations, businesses, and individuals in the country since 2019. The...

ANEL and NOOPDOOR Backdoors Weaponized in New MirrorFace Campaign Against Japan

The China-linked threat actor known as MirrorFace has been attributed to a new spear-phishing campaign mainly targeting individuals and organizations in Japan since June 2024. The aim of the campaign is to deliver backdoors known as NOOPDOOR aka HiddenFace and ANEL aka UPPERCUT, Trend Micro said ...

China-Aligned MirrorFace Hackers Target EU Diplomats with World Expo 2025 Bait

The China-aligned threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed targeting a diplomatic organization in the European Union, marking the first time the hacking crew has targeted an entity in the region. "During this attack, the threat actor used as a lure the upcoming World Expo, which will be...

LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that's distributed via spear-phishing attacks. The findings come from Japanese company ITOCHU Cyber & Intelligence, which said the malware "has been updated with new features, as well as changes to the...

China-based MirrorFace APT group targeting Japanese Political Entities

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A Chinese-speaking APT group named MirrorFace has started its attacks by spearphishing campaign with LODEINFO backdoor, targeting Japanese political entities since June 29, 2022 and this campaign operatio...

Researchers Uncover MirrorFace Cyber Attacks Targeting Japanese Political Entities

A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat APT actor codenamed MirrorFace has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting Japanese political establishments. The activity, dubbed Operation LiberalFace by ESET, specifically focused on members of an unnamed political party in the natio...