Chinese nation-state group Mustang Panda is leveraging legitimate Microsoft tools to bypass security defenses, specifically ESET antivirus applications. Researchers from recently Trend Micro ...

This malware, created by a hacker group known as Mustang Panda, was reportedly developed with support from the Chinese government. Since 2014, Mustang Panda has used PlugX to secretly infiltrate ...

To summarize, there is mounting evidence that Mustang Panda, or someone using Mustang Panda's backdoor somehow, is not only spying on governmental organizations, it's also extorting victims with ...

Update 2/18/25: Added ESET's statement to the end of the article. The Chinese APT hacking group "Mustang Panda" has been spotted abusing the Microsoft Application Virtualization Injector utility ...

During the incident, the attacker deployed a “distinct toolset” that is only associated with China-linked espionage actors, particularly Mustang Panda. The researchers noted that it is not unusual for ...