A threat actor with ties to China known as Budworm has launched a new wave of attacks against telecom and governmental organizations.
The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, a division of Broadcom, claimed that the attacks, which were launched in August 2023 and targeted a Middle Eastern telecom company and an Asian government, involved the adversary using an upgraded version of its SysUpdate toolset.
In order to further its information collecting objectives, Budworm, also known as APT27, Bronze Union, Emissary Panda, Iron Tiger, Lucky Mouse, and Red Phoenix, has been known to be operating since at least 2013.
The nation-state group uses a variety of tools, including the China Chopper web shell read more China Linked Budworm Targeting Middle Eastern Telco and Asian Government Agencies.
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