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Mysterious APT Leaves Curious ‘KilllSomeOne’ Clue

Researchers are scratching their heads when it comes to unmasking a new advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting non-governmental organizations in the Southeast Asian nation Myanmar (formerly Burma) They say the APT has a split personality. The gang relies primarily on a cyberattack technique known as DLL side-loading, which gained popularity in China in 2013. That fact, coupled with ongoing border-tensions between ethnic Chinese rebels and Myanmar military, suggests that the gang is a Chinese APT, researchers believe.

Source: https://threatpost.com/apt-leaves-killlsomeone-clue/160975/

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