Seriously? *Another* Chinese Hackers?!

Right, so listen up. Some new bunch of clowns calling themselves “Phantom Taurus” – original name, I know – are poking around government networks. Surprise, surprise, they’re linked to China. Like we didn’t already have enough of those. They’re using this custom malware called “Taurus” (again, *so* creative) that’s designed to be sneaky as hell and stay hidden for a long time. Apparently it uses legitimate Windows tools to blend in, which is just…basic tradecraft at this point.

They’ve been targeting places in the US, Europe, and Asia – mostly governments, naturally. They steal credentials, gather info, basically the usual espionage crap. The report says they’re good at what they do, meaning they haven’t tripped over their own feet *yet*. Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud Security) is the one yelling about it, because that’s what they get paid to do.

The worst part? They’ve been operating for a while now. A while. Meaning someone was asleep at the wheel. Honestly, I swear these security teams are just there to give hackers something to do. They’re using some pretty standard techniques but they’re persistent and careful. So yeah, patch your systems, use MFA, and stop clicking on links from strangers. It’s not rocket science.

Oh, and the article mentions a supply chain attack attempt too. Because of course it does. What else is new?

Look, I once had to deal with a script kiddie who thought obfuscating his code by changing all the variable names to cat breeds was genius-level security. This Phantom Taurus thing is probably slightly more sophisticated, but the principle’s the same: people are lazy and predictable. And hackers will exploit that until the end of time.

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Source: The Hack News – Phantom Taurus