China-based spies are hacking East Asian semiconductor companies, report says

Chinese state-backed hackers have targeted the semiconductor industry in East Asia with a new espionage campaign, according to new research. The Dutch cybersecurity firm EclecticIQ attributed the campaign to China because the hackers used the HyperBro loader, which is associated with a state-backed group labeled Budworm or APT27 by researchers. Budworm has been associated with

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