Chinese cyberespionage campaign involves novel Linux backdoor

BleepingComputer reports that various government agencies involved in telecommunications, technology, and foreign affairs around the world, particularly in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Balkans, have been targeted by Chinese cyberespionage hacking operation Earth Lusca with attacks deploying the novel Linux backdoor SprySOCKS during the first six months of 2023.

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