Silk Typhoon: Seriously? More Chinese Hackers.

Oh joy. Apparently, some outfit calling themselves “Silk Typhoon” – because subtlety is *clearly* their strong suit – are being linked to a whole mess of offensive tools and, surprise fucking surprise, companies with ties to the PRC. Like we didn’t already know who was doing this shit.

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud Security, naturally) dug up a bunch of custom malware, including stuff for stealing credentials, moving around networks like they own the place, and generally causing chaos. They’re using Living Off The Land Binaries (LOLBins) – which basically means they’re abusing legitimate system tools to hide their tracks because writing original code is *hard*, apparently. Real innovative work here, folks.

The really irritating part? These aren’t some script kiddies. This is a sophisticated operation, likely state-sponsored, targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and other juicy targets to get access to downstream victims. They’re after intellectual property, supply chain stuff, the usual goddamn espionage.

They’ve been active since at least 2021, quietly poking around, building up their infrastructure, and generally being a pain in everyone’s ass. And of course, attribution is always tricky, but the evidence points squarely at China. Shocking. Absolutely fucking shocking.

Basically, patch your systems, tighten security, assume you’re already compromised, and pray. Because honestly, that’s all anyone can do against this level of persistent bullshit.

Source: Dark Reading – Silk Typhoon Linked to Powerful Offensive Tools, PRC-Backed Companies

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Being Miserable)

I once had to debug a network intrusion that turned out to be caused by someone using net.exe to enumerate shares and copy data. Net.exe! It’s like they were actively *trying* to get caught. The sheer audacity of it…and the fact I spent three days tracking it down. Don’t even get me started on the logging. Pathetic.

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