Chinese Hackers Using Never-Before-Seen Tactics for Critical Infrastructure Attacks – TheHackerNews - June 2023

The newly discovered Chinese nation-state actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed to be active in the wild since at least mid-2020, with the hacking crew linked to never-before-seen tradecraft to retain remote access to targets of interest.

The findings come from CrowdStrike, which is tracking the adversary under the name Vanguard Panda.

"The adversary consistently employed ManageEngine Self-service Plus exploits to gain initial access, followed by custom web shells for persistent access, and living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques for lateral movement,"

Falcon Complete MDR Thwarts VANGUARD PANDA Tradecraft – CrowdStrike - June 2023

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