Andrew Greene
Australia and key regional partners are accusing a Chinese spy agency of cyber espionage, targeting government and business networks, in a large-scale operation that involves stealing hundreds of usernames and passwords.
Cyber intelligence agency the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has just published a new advisory detailing the activities of the notorious APT40 (Advanced Persistent Threat) group, which is linked to Beijing's Ministry of State Security (MSS).
"APT40 has repeatedly targeted Australian networks as well as government and private sector networks in the region, and the threat they pose to our networks is ongoing," the advisory published on Tuesday morning said.
"Notably, APT40 possesses the capability to rapidly transform and adapt exploit proof-of-concept(s) (POCs) of new vulnerabilities and immediately utilise them against target networks possessing the infrastructure of the associated vulnerability.
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