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Threat group APT32 targets Chinese state agencies in efforts to steal Covid-19-related information

23 April 2020 • 2 min read

Spear-phishing attacks started just after the WHO issued its first warning about novel coronavirus

Hackers suspected to have ties with the Vietnamese government are currently trying to break into Chinese state organisations in the hope of stealing valuable information about the Covid-10 outbreak...

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