Latest PlugX news

Hackers use F5 BIG-IP malware to stealthily steal data for years

A group of suspected Chinese cyberespionage actors named 'Velvet Ant' are deploying custom malware on F5 BIG-IP appliances to gain a persistent connection to the internal network and steal data.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 01:37 PM
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Researchers sinkhole PlugX malware server with 2.5 million unique IPs

Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses.
- Bill Toulas
- April 25, 2024
- 03:20 PM
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Carderbee hacking group hits Hong Kong orgs in supply chain attack

A previously unidentified APT hacking group named 'Carderbee' was observed attacking organizations in Hong Kong and other regions in Asia, using legitimate software to infect targets' computers with the PlugX malware.
- Bill Toulas
- August 22, 2023
- 06:00 AM
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Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign

A phishing campaign that security researchers named SmugX and attributed to a Chinese threat actor has been targeting embassies and foreign affairs ministries in the UK, France, Sweden, Ukraine, Czech, Hungary, and Slovakia, since December 2022.
- Bill Toulas
- July 03, 2023
- 12:44 PM
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PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts

Security researchers have analyzed a variant of the PlugX malware that can hide malicious files on removable USB devices and then infect the Windows hosts they connect to.
- Bill Toulas
- January 27, 2023
- 11:00 AM
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Chinese cyber-espionage group Moshen Dragon targets Asian telcos

Researchers have identified a new cluster of malicious cyber activity tracked as Moshen Dragon, targeting telecommunication service providers in Central Asia.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2022
- 06:38 PM
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Chinese malware used in attacks against Australian orgs

The Australian government released an advisory late last week about increased cyber activity from a state actor against networks belonging to its agencies and companies in the country.
- Ionut Ilascu
- June 28, 2020
- 09:30 AM
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