Deception in Depth: PRC-nexus espionage campaign hijacks web traffic to target diplomats

This blog post presents Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) findings and analysis of this espionage campaign, as well as the evolution of the threat actor’s operational capabilities. GTIG examine how the malware is delivered, how the threat actor utilized social Read More …

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Ceasefire fails online

Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down. The five-day conflict left more than 40 Read More …

Cambodia: Authorities arrest over 3,000 suspects in nationwide online scam crackdown

The Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS) presented the results of an operation to suppress online scam activities across the Kingdom of Cambodia yesterday. After CCOS’s initial meeting on June 27 and Prime Minister Hun Manet’s strict Read More …

Behind the Clouds: Attackers Targeting Governments in Southeast Asia Implement Novel Covert C2 Communication

Since late 2024, Unit 42 researchers have been tracking a cluster of suspicious activity as CL-STA-1020, targeting governmental entities in Southeast Asia. The threat actors behind this cluster of activity have been collecting sensitive information from government agencies, including information Read More …

‘Pig butchering’ scams have stolen billions from people around the world.

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals Read More …

Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries

Trend Micro researchers have been tracking an active intrusion set that primarily targets organizations located in countries including Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023. The threat actor mainly targets the SQL injection vulnerabilities discovered on web applications to access Read More …

Earth Kurma APT Campaign Targets Southeast Asian Government, Telecom Sectors

Trend Research uncovered a sophisticated APT campaign targeting government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Named Earth Kurma, the attackers use advanced custom malware, rootkits, and cloud storage services for data exfiltration. Earth Kurma demonstrates adaptive malware toolsets, strategic infrastructure Read More …

Six arrested in South Thailand for call centre scams and firearms

Police apprehended six people suspected of being involved in call centre scams and the illegal trade of firearms. The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) announced the arrest on Tuesday, December 10, indicating possible connections between the suspects and insurgency financing Read More …

European government systems hit by air-gap malware attack

In the last five years, hackers managed to steal sensitive information from air-gapped systems belonging to different European governments on at least three separate occasions. An air-gapped system is a computer or network that is physically isolated from unsecured networks, Read More …

Ransomware attacks increasingly target Vietnam’s financial sector

At a recent conference on digital finance, Le Van Tuan, Director of the Department of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, said finance is a sector with a high ranking in digital transformation, but at the same Read More …