Vietnamese cyber-espionage has pivoted to Beijing's coronavirus response

guest · Apr 23, 2020

Vietnamese cyber-espionage has pivoted to Beijing's coronavirus response
April 22, 2020
https://www.cyberscoop.com/vietnam-coronavirus-china-apt32-fireeye/

Hackers working on behalf of the Vietnamese government have been targeting Chinese government organizations tasked with managing the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to FireEye research published Wednesday.

The attackers specifically sent spearphishing emails laced with METALJACK malware to employees at China’s Ministry of Emergency Management and the government of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated. The malware, which was delivered via phishing emails, eventually gets loaded into memory.
The hackers, which FireEye suspects to be a group called Ocean Lotus or APT32 [...]

“The COVID-19 crisis poses an intense, existential concern to governments, and the current air of distrust is amplifying uncertainties, encouraging intelligence collection on a scale that rivals armed conflict. [...] ” the FireEye researchers write in a blog. “Until this crisis ends, we anticipate related cyber-espionage will continue to intensify globally.”
Although FireEye has not gained access to the entirety of the execution chain, some of the lures APT32 has used have touched on topics other than coronavirus, such as financial office tasks.
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FireEye: Vietnamese Threat Actors APT32 Targeting Wuhan Government and Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management in Latest Example of COVID-19 Related Espionage

guest · Apr 23, 2020

Vietnam says accusations it hacked China for virus information 'baseless'
April 23, 2020
https://in.reuters.com/article/us-h...-for-virus-information-baseless-idINKCN225169

A report which said Vietnamese government-linked hackers had attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijing’s effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak is “baseless”, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said the hackers had tried to compromise the personal and professional email accounts of staff at China’s Ministry of Emergency Management and the government of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the pandemic.

“The accusation is baseless,” foreign ministry spokesman Ngo Toan Thang told a regular news conference. “Vietnam forbids all cyber attacks, which should be denounced and strictly dealt with by law”.
Vietnam is willing to cooperate with international partners to combat cyber attacks, Thang added.
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