A hacking group with suspected ties to the Vietnamese government, known as APT32 or OceanLotus, has been actively conducting cyber espionage missions against valuable corporations, foreign governments, dissidents and domestic journalists since at least 2014, according to new research conducted by cybersecurity firm FireEye. “We have known them to target governments and citizens, but the targeting of global corporations — and the pace at which APT32 adapted — was unexpected,” said FireEye analyst Nick Carr. “Frankly, their capabilities surprised us.” FireEye was able to confirm that at least 12 private sector organizations were targeted by APT32, which is known to send well-crafted phishing emails with booby-trapped Microsoft Word attachments. Most of the assets initially compromised are geographically located in southeast Asia, Carr said. The findings underscore how developing nations are increasingly investing resources to cultivate their own hacking capabilities to effectively collect intelligence on both economic and political targets. By leveraging […]
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