Facebook links notorious OceanLotus cyber gang (APT32) with Vietnamese IT company

guest · Dec 11, 2020

Facebook links notorious OceanLotus cyber gang with Vietnamese IT company
This rare public attribution has been denied by the local IT services company
December 11, 2020
https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/35...anlotus-cyber-gang-with-vietnamese-it-company

Facebook’s threat intelligence unit has accused the Vietnamese IT company CyberOne Group of harbouring concrete links with the notorious international hacking collective APT32, also known as OceanLotus.

APT32 is a Vietnamese group that’s been primarily linked with targeting human rights activists locally and foreign governments abroad, as well as several companies in various industries. The group was linked with a cyber attack against Toyota in 2019, for example, as well as a recent campaign to hide malware on the Google Play Store.
Click to expand...

It’s rare for such attributions to be so precise, especially with regards to allegedly state-backed organisations, given how many variables are involved, with companies cautious not to make incorrect accusations.

Despite the public nature of Facebook’s statement, however, little information has been shared as to the exact links between OceanLotus and CyberOne Group, however, and the company itself has denied all affiliations with the group.

“We are NOT Ocean Lotus,” an individual operating the firm’s now-suspended Facebook page told Reuters. “It’s a mistake.”
Click to expand...

Facebook: Taking Action Against Hackers in Bangladesh and Vietnam

Today, we’re sharing actions we took against two separate groups of hackers — APT32 in Vietnam and a group based in Bangladesh — removing their ability to use their infrastructure to abuse our platform, distribute malware and hack people’s accounts across the internet.
Click to expand...

Bangladesh
Our investigation linked this activity to two non-profit organizations in Bangladesh: Don’s Team (also known as Defense of Nation) and the Crime Research and Analysis Foundation (CRAF). They appeared to be operating across a number of internet services.
Vietnam
APT32, an advanced persistent threat actor based in Vietnam [...]
Our investigation linked this activity to CyberOne Group, an IT company in Vietnam (also known as CyberOne Security, CyberOne Technologies, Hành Tinh Company Limited, Planet and Diacauso).
Click to expand...

Log in or Sign up

Facebook links notorious OceanLotus cyber gang (APT32) with Vietnamese IT company

guest Guest

Log in or Sign up

Facebook links notorious OceanLotus cyber gang (APT32) with Vietnamese IT company

guest Guest

Useful Searches