Chinese hackers spreading undetectable malware for espionage
Chinese hackers spreading undetectable malware for espionage Researchers at cybersecurity company Kaspersky have uncovered an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) spying campaign that uses a rare type of malware. Kaspersky reports that the Chinese-speaking hacker group has been using rootkits called "MosaicRegressor" for two years to target NGOs and diplomatic missions for espionage campaigns. The researchers said that it would be difficult to detect and remove the malware used for spying in Asia, Africa, and Europe. This malware affects the computer's Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI), which was introduced before the operating system and other programs. This means that no security software or antivirus can detect this malware. However, Kaspersky has stated that this malware is unusual but not unique. The UEFI bootkit component used to insert malicious code into the user's device is based on the vector EDK bootkit. It was created by a hacking team in 2015 and lea...
