China-Based APT Flies Under Radar in Espionage Attacks

A China-based nation-state actor has been targeting dozens of organizations in Taiwan in order to set up long-term access to their networks, and relying on the abuse of legitimate software features instead of malware to make detection difficult.

The threat group behind these attacks is known for targeting government agencies and critical manufacturing, IT and education organizations in Taiwan, as well as victims in Southeast Asia, Africa and North America. Researchers with Microsoft, which observed the campaign, said that the …

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