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UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Security Affairs

The group targeted the organization with phishing attacks aimed at spreading at least three new sophisticated malware strains. FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. In some attacks, the threat actors used weaponized Excel documents as a downloader.

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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat, a term that generally refers to state-sponsored hacking groups.