Chinese State Hackers 'Flax Typhoon' Targeting Taiwan

Likely Espionage Campaign Focuses on Persistence and Credential Dumping
Chinese state hackers are targeting Taiwanese organizations, likely for espionage, in a difficult-to-detect campaign that relies on Windows utilities. Microsoft dubbed the threat actor Flax Typhoon in a Thursday blog post and said the hackers seek persistence, lateral movement and credential access.

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