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Silver Dragon: APT41-Linked Threat Targeting Governments with Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2
Key Findings Silver Dragon, an APT group linked to APT41, has been targeting government entities in Europe and Southeast Asia since mid-2024. The group gains initial access by exploiting public-facing internet servers and delivering phishing emails with malicious attachments. Silver Dragon uses techniques like Cobalt Strike beacons and DNS tunneling for persistence and command-and-control (C2) communication. The group employs multiple infection chains, including AppDomain hij
Mar 42 min read
China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Weaponizes WinRAR Flaw to Spy on SE Asia
Key Findings Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025. The activity cluster, tracked by Check Point Research under the moniker "Amaranth-Dragon," shares links to the APT 41 ecosystem. Targeted countries include Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The campaigns were timed to coincide with sensitive
Feb 52 min read
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