German govt warns of APT27 hackers backdooring business networks


The BfV German domestic intelligence services (short for Bun­des­amt für Ver­fas­sungs­schutz) warn of ongoing attacks coordinated by the APT27 Chinese-backed hacking group.

This active campaign is targeting German commercial organizations, with the attackers using the HyperBro remote access trojans (RAT) to backdoor their networks.

HyperBro helps the threat actors maintain persistence on the victims’ networks by acting as an in-memory backdoor with remote administration capabilities.

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Source: Bleeping Computer