Chinese state-sponsored threat actor Mustang Panda (also known as LuminousMoth, Camaro Dragon, HoneyMyte, and more), has been found launching malware campaigns against high value targets ...

Lure document sent by Mustang Panda to infect targets with PlugX malware. The situation between Ukraine and Russia has been used by Mustang Panda in February and March 2022.

An ongoing Mustang Panda campaign that has started at least eight months ago has been uncovered by threat analysts who also managed to sample and analyze custom malware loaders and a new Korplug ...

Mustang Panda's new MQsTTang backdoor malware does not appear to be based on previous malware, indicating the hackers likely developed it to evade detection and make attribution harder.

Security researchers from ESET have discovered a new custom backdoor they dubbed MQsTTang and attributed it to the advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda.. Writing in an ...

The TA416 APT has returned in spear phishing attacks against a range of victims - from the Vatican to diplomats in Africa - with a new Golang version of its PlugX malware loader.

Mustang Panda was initiated in March 2022 and has lasted until at least October. The attackers would create a phishing email , send it to a bogus address, while keeping the actual victim in CC.

The agency has successfully put an end to the reign of the PlugX malware in the U.S., which has affected over 2.5 million devices globally by infiltrating infected USB drives, PCMag noted.

Mustang Panda is a known Chinese cyber-espionage group previously observed targeting government, academic, and religious organizations, particularly in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Mustang Panda’s campaigns then frequently use custom loaders for shared malware including Cobalt Strike, Poison Ivy, and now, Hodur. Then things get interesting.

But in 2020, Mustang Panda developed a variant that could infect not only the PC but also USB drives connected to the same machine. The result created a “wormable” malware capable of easily ...

The FBI has gained court approval to put an end to the PlugX malware in the U.S., which has affected over 2.5 million devices globally by infiltrating infected USB drives. Skip to main content Menu ...