Friday, 24 March, 2023

US alerts of malware linked to Chinese govt’s cyber actors

<p>The US govt. issued against a malware called &lsquo;Taidoor&rsquo; used by the Chinese govt. The alert was intended to &ldquo;enable network defence&rdquo; to avoid data leakage to Chinese govt cyber-actors. Cybersecurity firms FireEye Inc. and CrowdStrike spotted Taidoor targeting Asians and Americans. It is distributed through spear-phishing method. In the past, the malware has targeted sectors like airlines, law, defence etc.</p>