Taiwan

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2018
BlackTech APT using stolen D-Link certificates to spread malware

A cyber-espionage group tracked as BlackTech is abusing code-signing certificates stolen from D-Link for the distribution of their malware. Security experts from ESET discovered that an APT group tracked as BlackTech is using code-signing certificates stolen from Taiwanese-based tech firm D-Link and the security company Changing Information Technology Inc. According to the experts, the cyber espionage group […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
Sri Lanka police arrest two men over cyber theft at the Taiwan Bank

The Sri Lanka authorities have arrested two men allegedly involved in cyber heist at an unnamed Taiwan bank that occurred last week. The Sri Lanka police have arrested two men allegedly involved in the Taiwan cyberheist, the suspects are accused to have hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars last week. According to an official, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2015
Chinese hackers target Taiwanese Opposition Party and media

Security experts at FireEye have uncovered a spear phishing campaign managed by Chinese hackers that is targeting Taiwan Opposition and Media ahead of the vote in January. According to FireEye a group of Chinese hackers is targeting Taiwan’s opposition party and journalists, security experts and officials. The attacks are occurring weeks away from a Taiwanese presidential […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2014
PlugX RAT with Time Bomb abuses Dropbox in targeted attacks

Trend Micro analyzed a targeted attack against a Taiwanese government entity which used a variant of the PlugX RAT that abuses the Dropbox service. Researchers from Trend Micro discovered that a targeted attack against a government agency in Taiwan was conducted using a variant of the PlugX remote access tool (RAT) which abuses the popular file hosting service […]