Mastodawn

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jun 10, 2025

Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs
#SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the #security vendor's own servers
In their report, they describe a series of intrusions between July 2024 and March 2025 involving #ShadowPad #malware and post-exploitation espionage activity that SentinelOne has dubbed "#PurpleHaze", publicly reported as #APT15 and #UNC5174, And they're blaming #China.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/china_malware_flip_switch_sentinelone/

Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor's own servers

The Register

Hackread.com Jun 9, 2025

⚠️ Chinese hackers hit governments, media, and cybersecurity firms in a global cyber espionage spree. Over 70 orgs targeted using tools like ShadowPad and PurpleHaze.

Read: https://hackread.com/chinese-linked-hackers-targeted-global-organizations/

#CyberSecurity #China #CyberAttack #PurpleHaze #ShadowPad #APT15

Chinese-Linked Hackers Targeted 70+ Global Organizations, SentinelLABS

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The Threat Codex Apr 9, 2025

BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE: Spyware targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan groups and civil society actors
#BadBazaar #MOONSHINE #APT15
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/NCSC-Advisory-BADBAZAAR-and-MOONSHINE-guidance.pdf

Marcel SIneM(S)US Aug 3, 2024

Bundesregierung: #China 🇨🇳 für Angriff auf Bundesbehörde im Jahr 2021 verantwortlich | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Bundesregierung-China-fuer-Angriff-auf-Bundesbehoerde-im-Jahr-2021-verantwortlich-9820040.html #Hacking #Datenschutz #privacy #surveillance #Überwachung #APT15 #VixenPanda #Mirage #PlayfulDragon #NylonTyphoon #CyberCrime @bsi

Bundesregierung: China für Angriff auf Bundesbehörde im Jahr 2021 verantwortlich

Ein digitaler Spionagefall beim Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie aus dem Jahr 2021 führt nun zur Einberufung des chinesischen Botschafters.

heise online

Marcel SIneM(S)US Sep 1, 2023

Cyberspionage: Chinesische Gruppe hat deutsche Kartographiebehörde gehackt | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Cyberspionage-Chinesische-Gruppe-hat-deutsche-Kartographiebehoerde-gehackt-9291268.html #Hacking #CyberCrime #APT31 #APT15 #IoT #InternetOfThings #InternetDerDinge

Cyberspionage: Chinesische Gruppe hat deutsche Kartographiebehörde gehackt

Einer chinesischen Gruppierung ist vor zwei Jahren ein Einbruch bei einer deutschen Bundesbehörde gelungen. Wie sie vorgeht, erklärt der Verfassungsschutz.

heise online

Jackie Singh Aug 30, 2023

NEW: "Sham Signal App Tied to China Raises Alarms"

You're using your smartphone, scrolling through your favorite apps, sending messages, and staying connected. But what if some of those innocent-looking apps are not what they seem?

https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/sham-signal-app-tied-to-china-raises

#infosec
#malware
#china #prc #apt15

Sham Signal App Tied to China Raises Alarms

You're using your smartphone, scrolling through your favorite apps, sending messages, and staying connected. But what if some of those innocent-looking apps are not what they seem?

Hacking, but Legal

Geekmaster 👽

Jan 20, 2023

Full write up and #IOCs for #APT15 aka #PlayfulTaurus and their campaign against Iranian targets

"#Turian #malware...we recently identified new variants of this backdoor as well as new command and control infrastructure. Analysis of both the samples and connections to the malicious infrastructure suggests that several Iranian government networks have likely been compromised by Playful Taurus."

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/playful-taurus/

#threatintelligence #hacking #ChineseGovernement