Since early 2025, China’s involvement in the Indo-Pacific has been more prolific, from escalating maritime tensions, to being peacebroker in Myanmar’s military junta and more recently, espionage activities on joint exercises the Philippines naval forces have been conducting together with the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
The attacker, which we believe is a China-nexus threat actor, showcases a love of DLL sideloading techniques in order to compromise their targets of interest. Governments and media are high-value targets because they shape policy, public opinion, and international alignment.
The report details the full attack chain of one particular compromise we discovered, and goes further into detail on victimology, other campaigns and finally lists indicators of compromise.
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Autumn Dragon: China-nexus APT Group Target South East Asia
