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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research

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This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The attacks aimed at a Ministry of Health and a pharmaceutical company involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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China-linked APT10 leverages ZeroLogon exploits in recent attacks

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The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

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The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ” continues the DoJ’s Press release.

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US DoJ charged two Chinese hackers working with MSS

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US DoJ charged two Chinese hackers working with China’s Ministry of State Security with hacking into computer systems of government organizations and companies worldwide. “The defendants in some instances acted for their own personal financial gain, and in others for the benefit of the MSS or other Chinese government agencies.