Vicious Panda
Intelligence Profile
Check Point Research discovered a new campaign against the Mongolian public sector, which takes advantage of the current Coronavirus scare, in order to deliver a previously unknown malware implant to the target.
A closer look at this campaign allowed us to tie it to other operations which were carried out by the same anonymous group, dating back to at least 2016. Over the years, these operations targeted different sectors in multiple countries, such as Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
Threat Analysis
Vicious Panda is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to China, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.
Known Campaigns
Vicious Panda is a unknown-motivation threat actor attributed to China. Check Point Research discovered a new campaign against the Mongolian public sector, which takes advantage of the current Coronavirus scare, in order to deliver a previously unknown malware implant to the target. A closer look at this campaign allowed us to tie it to other operat...