Research claims CCLeaner attack carried out by Chinese-linked group
Security researchers increasingly believe that an elite Chinese hacking group broke into British software maker Piriform to booby trap popular file cleaning program CCleaner, according to research and private analysis provided to CyberScoop. New research published Monday by Israeli cybersecurity startup Intezer Labs, authored by senior security researcher Jay Rosenberg, adds support to the conclusion that Chinese hackers tried to gain access to a small number of multinational telecommunications and technology companies. Check out my latest blog post on the stage 2 payload of the #ccleaner attack! Special thanks to @TalosSecurity and @kaspersky https://t.co/YgYjfE3Jo3 — Jay Rosenberg (@jaytezer) October 2, 2017 Although attributing a data breach to a specific hacker group remains an imperfect science, recently uncovered evidence contains technical indicators that overlap with those used by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group codenamed Axiom Group, security researchers at multiple cybersecurity firms told CyberScoop. In addition to Intezer Labs’ analysis, […]
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