A sophisticated and “well-funded” hacking group with a penchant for stealing intellectual property and other trade secrets is wreaking havoc in East Asia by exploiting a series of old, publicly acknowledged software vulnerabilities, according to research conducted by TrendMicro. The findings are significant because it exposes an active regional threat that continues to invest in new hacking capabilities — including unique backdoor implants and an exfiltration tools — while apparently running multiple, active economic espionage operations.

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