Feb 21, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has targeted various Asian countries using a variant of the PlugX (aka Korplug) backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS. "The piece of customized PlugX malware is dissimilar to the general type of the PlugX malware that contains a completed backdoor command module, and that the former is only … [Read more...] about Mustang Panda Targets Asia with Advanced PlugX Variant DOPLUGS
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Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ Hackers Spotted Deploying New ‘Hodur’ Malware
A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Mustang Panda has been linked to an ongoing cyberespionage campaign using a previously undocumented variant of the PlugX remote access trojan on infected machines. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET dubbed the new version Hodur, owing to its resemblance to another PlugX (aka Korplug) variant called THOR that came to light in … [Read more...] about Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ Hackers Spotted Deploying New ‘Hodur’ Malware