Chinese hackers hide malware within Windows and Google Drive to hit government targets

An APT41 spinoff is spying on targets across Europe and Asia Chinese state-backed group Silver Dragon targets governments Attackers abuse Google Cloud and Windows services for stealth Custom backdoor GearDoor enables covert data exfiltration Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been seen abusing legitimate Windows and Google Cloud services to hide their tracks as they spy on their targets across Southeast Asia and Europe.