China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

Telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries have emerged as the target of an ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of a known malware called PlugXaka Korplug or SOGU. "The new variant's features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors,...

How RainyDay, Turian and a new PlugX variant abuse DLL search order hijacking

Cisco Talos discovered a new campaign active since 2022, targeting the telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries, delivering a new variant of PlugX. Talos discovered that the new variant's features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors,...

APT15 enhanced its arsenal with an updated variant of the Turian backdoor

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary APT15 has modified its toolkit to include new variants of the Turian backdoor, as well as new command and control infrastructure. The malware contains VMProtect, which obfuscates all API calls within the...

Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks

The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the activity under its constellation-themed moniker Playful Taurus, said it observed the...

Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks

The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the activity under its constellation-themed moniker Playful Taurus , said it observed the...

New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday took the wraps off a new cyber espionage group that has been behind a series of targeted attacks against diplomatic entities and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East since at least 2017. Dubbed "BackdoorDiplomacy," the campaign involves...