Security firms pour on evidence of Chinese hacking against Vietnam
A hacking group with suspected ties to the Chinese government is engaged in an ongoing and expansive cyber espionage operation against Vietnamese organizations, based on evidence obtained by three different cybersecurity firms. The campaign’s discovery comes during a period of mounting geopolitical tension due to a territorial dispute related to the South China Sea. China, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, among other powers, disagree on which country has claim to a collection of resource-rich islands that sit in the middle of an important international trade route. Cybersecurity firms Votiro, FireEye and Fortinet each obtained phishing emails that were sent to Vietnamese organizations in recent months. Researchers say these emails carried certain forensic indicators, including overlaps in malware and attack servers, that can be traced back to a group previously attributed to Chinese hackers. The South China Sea dispute represents a longstanding disagreement that dates back years. Foreign policy experts believe […]
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