Chinese APT 'FunnyDream' infects more than 200 systems

Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as APT has infected more than 200 systems across the Southeast Asia region over the past two years as a part of the cyber-espionage campaign hosted by 'FunnyDream' group. Attacks mostly targeted Southeast Asian governments. According to Bitdefender most attacks used the same pattern and consisted of 3 different malware payloads - Chinoxy, PCShare, and FunnyDream, with Chinoxy being the initial malware providing the backdoor access to the victims' systems, PCShare for exploring the infected hosts, and FunnyDream collecting the data and exfiltration. Read more...