A 'malicious cyber campaign' targeting U.S. utilities has been identified—and the attack bears the hallmarks of APT10, a notorious Chinese hacking group working for the Ministry of State Security.
The notorious Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT10, which is believed to act for the country's Ministry of State Security, is the most likely culprit behind a cyber campaign targeting U.S. utility companies in July. The
Threat researchers at Proofpoint broke the news and dubbed the command and control malware"LookBack." In inferrring a link, the researchers noted the mix and match nature of the coding which suggests"an attempt to evade static signature detection—while maintaining the integrity of the installation mechanism, which had been historically been used to target different sectors and geographies." In other words, hackers attempting to hide the origins of their code without reducing its effectiveness.So let's step back. These are not isolated incidents.
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