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Chinese APT Deploys TinyRCT Backdoor in Southeast Asia Attacks

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Hacker News ·

A Chinese-speaking APT group has been linked to a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT, targeting government entities and critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The attacks focus on state-owned enterprises in the energy and government sectors. The activity is attributed to threat actor CL-STA-1062, as reported by Palo Alto Networks.

Meridian48 take
The attribution to a Chinese-speaking actor underscores ongoing geopolitical tensions in cyberspace, but the novelty of the TinyRCT backdoor warrants close monitoring.
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