Novel custom Mustang Panda backdoor leveraged in attacks

BleepingComputer reports that Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat operation Mustang Panda, also known as Bronze President and TA416, has leveraged the new "MQsTTang" custom backdoor in an ongoing campaign that commenced in January.

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