Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence A new campaign is targeting companies in Taiwan with malware known as Winos 4.0 as part of phishing emails masquerading as the country's National Taxation Bureau. The campaign, detected last month by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, marks a departure from previous attack chains that have leveraged malicious game-related … [Read more...] about Silver Fox APT Uses Winos 4.0 Malware in Cyber Attacks Against Taiwanese Organizations
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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack
Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The unnamed organization was targeted as early as mid-July 2023 to deliver a variety of backdoors and … [Read more...] about APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack
Taiwanese PC Company MSI Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack Taiwanese PC company MSI (short for Micro-Star International) officially confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack on its systems. The company said it "promptly" initiated incident response and recovery measures after detecting "network anomalies." It also said it alerted law enforcement agencies of the matter. That said, … [Read more...] about Taiwanese PC Company MSI Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack