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Cybersecurity firm detects Chinese-speaking malware attacking Philippine gov't entities, users


Cybersecurity firm detects Chinese-speaking malware attacking Philippine gov’t entities, users
ByMa. Alena O. Castillo
- July 19, 2021 - 8:00 PM
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advanced persistent threat (APT) drive by Chinese “actors” against users in Southeast Asia, especially in the
Philippines and
A report by cybersecurity firm
Kaspersky said that the attacks have targeted 100 victims in Myanmar and 1,400 in the Philippines, including government entities, that have been infected with spear-phishing emails containing a malicious Word document.
Once downloaded in the system, the malware spreads to other hosts through removable Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives.
The company noted that APT campaigns usually hit a few dozen users. However, the recent finding of these threats in the region was unusual. ....

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Cyberespionage malware threatens PH


A rare, wide-scale, cyberespionage malware now targets users in Southeast Asia, mostly in the Philippines.
Already, the advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign victimized 1,400 users in the Philippines, some of which were government entities, according to experts of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Initial infection occurs via spear-phishing emails containing a malicious word document.
Once downloaded in one system, the malware spreads to other hosts through removable Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives.
Advanced persistent threat campaigns are highly targeted, often focusing on just a few dozen users are targeted, with surgical-like precision.
However, the recently uncovered APT was a rare, widespread threat campaign in Southeast Asia, Kaspersky stressed. ....

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