"Symantec Finds That a 'New' Chinese Hacking Group Has Actually Been Around for a Decade"
A Chinese cyber-espionage group, called Thrip, has been discovered by security researchers to have been around for much longer than previously thought. Thrip is believed to be the same as another threat group that has already been discovered by researchers known as Billbug or Lotus Blossom. According to researchers, Lotus Blossom has been in operation for a decade. A dozen organizations in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, have been targeted by Thrip since its initial discovery. The group was thought to be new because of its use of a never-before-seen custom-built attack tool. This article continues to discuss the connection between Thrip and Lotus Blossom, in addition to Thrip's tactics, tools, targets, and motive.