"China-Linked Cyberspies Backdoor Semiconductor Firms With Cobalt Strike"

Hackers engaged in cyber espionage have used Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)-themed lures to infect Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with Cobalt Strike beacons. With an annual revenue of $73.5 billion and more than 73,000 employees globally, TSMC is the world's largest semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Researchers at EclecticIQ discovered the campaign targeting companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, with the observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) resembling earlier activity attributed to Chinese state-backed threat groups. This article continues to discuss the cyber espionage campaign targeting Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with TSMC-themed lures to infect them with Cobalt Strike beacons.

Bleeping Computer reports "China-Linked Cyberspies Backdoor Semiconductor Firms With Cobalt Strike"

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