Chinese hackers are targeting French organizations by exploiting home and office routers. APT 31, a China-linked hacking group, is known for attacks on government, international financial, aerospace and defense organizations. The group also has hit high-tech, construction and engineering, telecommunications, media and insurance firms. It often exploits vulnerabilities in applications such as Java and Adobe Flash and then installs a range of malware such as the remote access Trojan Sogu, also known as PlugX. The White House formally accused China’s Ministry of State Security of carrying out a series of attacks earlier this year against vulnerable on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/chinese-apt-group-attacks-french-organizations-a-17124