Over the course of the last three months, hackers with suspected linked to the Chinese government have been targeting the Vatican, according to research from security firm Recorded Future. The targeting, which was delivered in a series of spearphishing emails with malware-laden documents imitating legitimate Vatican correspondence and news about Hong Kong’s national security law, appears to have begun in May of this year, Recorded Future researchers said. The suspected Chinese government hackers have also targeted mail servers of other Catholic entities, including an international missionary center in Italy and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The hacking group appears to be linked with the China-based hacking group Mustang Panda, given several overlaps in techniques, infrastructure, and tooling, including a method for delivering malware that both groups employ as well as a method for obfuscating their attacks, the researchers said in a blog. However, given several different encryption mechanisms used […]
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