"Suspected China-Based Hackers Target Uzbekistan Gov't, South Koreans, Cisco Says"

A new report reveals that the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and people in South Korea are being targeted by hackers based in China using the SugarGh0st malware strain. Cisco highlighted the malware, which researchers believe is a variant of Gh0st RAT. Gh0st RAT has been used by different Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups for over a decade against diplomatic, political, economic, and military targets globally. In the latest campaign, researchers discovered four samples launched as part of the campaign, including one sent to users in the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This article continues to discuss the SugarGh0st malware campaign.

The Record reports "Suspected China-Based Hackers Target Uzbekistan Gov't, South Koreans, Cisco Says"

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