MOONSHINE Exploit Kit and DarkNimbus Backdoor Enabling Earth Minotaur’s Multi-Platform Attacks

Trend Micro researchers have been continuously monitoring the MOONSHINE exploit kit’s activity since 2019. During our research, they discovered a MOONSHINE exploit kit server with improper operational security: Its server exposed MOONSHINE’s toolkits and operation logs, which revealed the information Read More …

China accuses Taiwan-backed group of cyberattacks

The Ministry of State Security said a Taiwan military-backed hacking group has been carrying out cyberattacks against targets in China, urging people to report “anti-propaganda sabotage”. The ministry said since the beginning of this year, Anonymous 64 had sought to Read More …

HZ Rat backdoor for macOS attacks users of China’s DingTalk and WeChat

In June 2024, Kaspersky discovered a macOS version of the HZ Rat backdoor targeting users of the enterprise messenger DingTalk and the social network and messaging platform WeChat. The samples Kaspersky found almost exactly replicate the functionality of the Windows Read More …

Operation Giant Financial Storm Under Circuit Breaker Orders

Since 2022, the BerBeroka group has been mentioned in every annual report released by the QiAnXin Threat Intelligence Center. The group was disclosed by QiAnXin friendly company Trend Micro. QiAnXin researchers have continued to track it under this name after merging Read More …

China’s state security authorities warn of foreign spies hunting military info on messaging app

China’s Ministry of State Security on Saturday posted a short film calling on the public to enhance national security awareness, as the film describes a case of espionage in which a military enthusiast was deceived by a foreign spy disguised Read More …

Canada bans Chinese app WeChat from government devices

Canada has announced it will ban WeChat on government devices. The Chinese-owned app is sometimes referred to as the “everything app” – like WhatsApp, Facebook, Amazon and Tinder all in one. However Western governments have security concerns about it, mainly Read More …