ESET researchers uncovered ongoing and advancing operations by the China-linked Advanced Persistent Threat group, FamousSparrow. Known for its distinctive SparrowDoor malware, the group’s latest campaign targets US financial trade groups, a Mexican research institute, and a Honduran government body. For the first time, FamousSparrow was reported using a new backdoor, ShadowPad, along with two new SparrowDoor versions, believed to be part of cyber espionage activities.
NZ halts data, digital jobs cuts and more briefs
New Zealand’s Te Whatu Ora Health has halted restructuring plans that included axing data and digital jobs, following a legal complaint by the Public Service
