SilkParasite Espionage Campaign Targets Central Asian Governments with Five New RATs
A newly uncovered cyber espionage operation dubbed SilkParasite has been targeting government bodies in Central Asia, according to a technical report from…
Tag: ShadowPad
Hacker Deploys Hermes AI Agent Unattended for Post-Exploitation at Thai Finance Ministry
An attacker installed the open-source Hermes AI assistant on a rented server, disabled its permission-requesting YOLO mode, and directed it at Thailand's…
Hackers Weaponize Balochistan Police Portal in Multi-Group Espionage Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers at SentinelOne SentinelLABS have disclosed details of sustained cyber espionage activity targeting Pakistani law enforcement organizations, including the Balochistan Police,…
Mustang Panda Abuses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a…
RedEcho: China-Linked Cyber Campaign
RedEcho is a cyber campaign attributed to China-linked actors targeting India's power sector, notably using ShadowPad malware in 2021.
ShadowPad: Modular Backdoor Used by Chinese Groups
ShadowPad is a modular backdoor that evolved from PlugX. It is widely used by Chinese hacking groups and is part of the…