vietnam-linked-hacking-group-targets-toyota & other companies

[Reashot Xigwin]

By

Alyza Sebenius

December 22, 2019, 5:00 PM EST


APT32, or Ocean Lotus, also attacked dissidents, journalists

‘This is kind of like a mini China story,’ researcher says


A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cybersecurity experts.

In the last two years, the group, which is believed to be tied to the Vietnamese government and known as APT32, has ramped up its cyber-espionage, particularly in southeast Asia, according to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Inc. The hacking group’s exploits have included intellectual property theft, the firm said, the same activity for which Chinese hackers are infamous.

To read more click here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/...-hacking-group-targets-toyota-other-companies

 

[Viet]

By

Alyza Sebenius

December 22, 2019, 5:00 PM EST


APT32, or Ocean Lotus, also attacked dissidents, journalists

‘This is kind of like a mini China story,’ researcher says


A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cybersecurity experts.

In the last two years, the group, which is believed to be tied to the Vietnamese government and known as APT32, has ramped up its cyber-espionage, particularly in southeast Asia, according to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Inc. The hacking group’s exploits have included intellectual property theft, the firm said, the same activity for which Chinese hackers are infamous.

To read more click here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/...-hacking-group-targets-toyota-other-companies

The group should focus on the Pla as well. We need to know every activity.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

The group should focus on the Pla as well. We need to know every activity.

Read the link:
While Vietnamese hacking of corporations appears to be on the rise, FireEye has seen a major decline in China’s IP theft against corporations -- even as the U.S. trade talks with China have emphasized negotiating an end to it. “From China’s perspective, we’ve definitely seen a massive drop off of that,” said Hultquist of FireEye.