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The purpose of these attacks is to install custom malware. [8] APT attacks on mobile devices have also become a legitimate concern, since attackers are able to penetrate into cloud and mobile infrastructure to eavesdrop, steal, and tamper with data. [9] The median "dwell-time", the time an APT attack goes undetected, differs widely between regions.
Red Apollo (also known as APT 10 by Mandiant, MenuPass by Fireeye, Stone Panda by Crowdstrike, and POTASSIUM by Microsoft) [1] [2] is a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage group which has operated since 2006.
Minecraft mods have been an attack vector of malware by downloading and running malicious mods. [51] [52] In March 2017, Slovak cyber company ESET revealed that 87 examples of trojan horse malware were distributed through the Google Play Store under the guise of Minecraft mods. Their purpose was to either display adverts or con players into ...
Slowloris is a type of denial of service attack tool which allows a single machine to take down another machine's web server with minimal bandwidth and side effects on unrelated services and ports. Slowloris tries to keep many connections to the target web server open and hold them open as long as possible.
A report by the computer security firm Mandiant stated that PLA Unit 61398 is believed to operate under the 2nd Bureau of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department (GSD) Third Department (总参三部二局) [1] and that there is evidence that it contains, or is itself, an entity Mandiant calls APT1, part of the advanced persistent threat that has attacked a broad range of ...
A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
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APT40, also known as BRONZE MOHAWK (by Secureworks), [1] FEVERDREAM, G0065, GADOLINIUM (formerly by Microsoft), [2] Gingham Typhoon [3] (by Microsoft), GreenCrash, Hellsing (by Kaspersky), [4] Kryptonite Panda (by Crowdstrike), Leviathan (by Proofpoint), [5] MUDCARP, Periscope, Temp.Periscope, and Temp.Jumper, is an advanced persistent threat operated by the Hainan State Security Department, a ...