Suspected Chinese State-Linked Hackers Spying On 'All-Weather Friend' Pakistan
Suspected Chinese state-linked hackers have been carrying out digital espionage on Pakistan, which Beijing refers to as its "iron-clad brother" and "all-weather friend". The aim is to obtain information related to its internal security.
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Chinese Cyber Espionage in PakistanChinese hackers carried out intrusions into the digital infrastructure of the police forces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad as well as Punjab Safe Cities Authority, which is mandated with maintaining an Integrated Command, Control, and Communication system across the Pakistani province to transform public safety and urban policing. -
Clues Link China to Pakistan Cyber EspionageThe China-linked cyber threat actors deployed sophisticated malware families, PlugX, ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike to infiltrate Pakistan's digital infrastructure and steal valuable data, SentinelLabs said based on the analysis of command and control netflow data.
