Phishing Campaign Targets Chinese Nuclear Energy Industry

Intezer has been tracking activity targeting the energy sector and noted a campaign with techniques that align with those of Bitter APT, operating in the Asia-Pacific region.

We have made the connection to Bitter APT through tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that have been observed in other publications, such as the use of Microsoft Office exploits through Excel files, and the use of CHM and Windows Installer (MSI) files. Bitter APT is a South Asian threat group …

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