US-sanctioned, allegedly APT27-associated actor Zhou Shuai represents a group of Chinese elite hackers who have become an important resource for Chinese state cyber operations.| nattothoughts.substack.com
The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Departments of State and the Treasury announced today their coordinated efforts to disrupt and deter the malicious cyber activities of 12 Chinese nationals, including two officers of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of Public Security (MPS), employees of an ostensibly private PRC company,| www.justice.gov
Russian ransomware actors are “hybrids”: criminals but also IT talent with a fearsome reputation. Why crack down when you can exploit them as a “combat resource” and bargaining chip?| nattothoughts.substack.com
Chinese hackers’ lax operations security; why Chinese officials have to rely on contractors; why i-SOON might not fear blowback from the leak; and how the name-and-shame strategy seems to be failing.| nattothoughts.substack.com
Chat logs in the i-SOON leak show China’s hacker-for-hire industry is subject to Chinese business culture: in the race for profits, survival depends on who you know and who you wine and dine with.| nattothoughts.substack.com
CTI, threat intelligence, OSINT, malware, APT, threat hunting, threat analysis, CTF, cybersecurity, security| blog.bushidotoken.net
A lawsuit casts light on the ecosystem of IT companies related to Chengdu 404, the company allegedly behind Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT41.| nattothoughts.substack.com