Hackers target the air-gapped networks of the Taiwanese and Philippine military

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-target-the-air-gapped-networks-of-the-taiwanese-and-philippine-military/

By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet.com
May 15, 2020

Hackers believed to be operating in the interests of the Chinese government 
have targeted the air-gapped networks of the Taiwanese and the Philippine 
military.

Trend Micro says the attacks have been carried out by a group known as Tropic 
Trooper, also known as KeyBoy.

Attacks involved the use of USBferry, a malware strain that contains a feature 
allowing it to self-replicate to removable USB devices, such as thumb drives 
and portable storage systems.

Trend Micro says the point of these attacks was to allow hackers to reach 
inside air-gapped (isolated, internet-disconnected) networks operated by the 
Taiwanese and the Philippine militaries, and other targets.

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