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Mustang Panda APT Group Uses European Commission-Themed Lure to Deliver PlugX Malware
Feb. 2, 2023, 10 a.m. | EclecticIQ Threat Research Team
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Since at least 2019, the Mustang Panda threat actor group has targeted government and public sector organizations across Asia and Europe [3] with long-term cyberespionage campaigns in line with strategic interests of the Chinese government.
- In November 2022, Mustang Panda shifted from using archive files to using malicious optical disc image (ISO) files containing a shortcut (LNK) file to deliver the modified version of PlugX malware. This switch increases the evasion against anti-malware solutions [2].
- The Mustang …
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