Chinese state-sponsored hacker group Salt Typhoon is running a new cyber-espionage campaign, deploying a previously unseen backdoor called GhostSpider, targeting Southeast Asian telecom companies. This follows recent campaigns against multiple US telecom firms. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro speculates separate actors within Salt Typhoon are assigned to specific industries and regions, given the group’s well-structured organization. GhostSpider’s modular design allows independent deployment or updates of modules, complicating detection and analysis.
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