"Advanced Threat Group GoldenJackal Exploits Air-Gapped Systems"

The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group "GoldenJackal" launched a new set of attacks on government organizations' air-gapped systems. The cyber espionage campaign, discovered by researchers at ESET, involved the use of custom toolsets to infiltrate isolated systems. ESET traced GoldenJackal back to 2019, when it attacked a South Asian embassy in Belarus. GoldenJackal used a custom toolset targeting air-gapped systems, which made it one of the earliest known examples of this type of attack. One of the key components of the attack was "GoldenHowl," a modular backdoor with capabilities such as data collection and exfiltration. This article continues to discuss the historical context of GoldenJackal's activities, recent attacks, and the APT group's potential origins.

Infosecurity Magazine reports "Advanced Threat Group GoldenJackal Exploits Air-Gapped Systems"

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