Chinese hacking group targeted governments in six countries
A Chinese hacking group
has caused chaos for government organizations in numerous different countries for the last three years, a new report reveals.
As uncovered by enterprise security company Positive Technologies, the Calypso APT (or Advanced Persistent Threat) group has been active since 2016
and has targeted state institutions in
India,
Brazil,
Kazakhstan,
Russia,
Thailand
and Turkey.
The attacks worked by hacking the perimeter of an organization’s systems, then using special utilities and malware to gain access to the internal network.
Once inside, the hackers could move through the system in one of two ways: either by exploiting Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities or using stolen credentials.
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/04/chinese-hacking-calypso-apt/
Positive Technologies Investigation: New APT Group Attacks Multiple State Institutions