Hackers are targeting Chinese government agencies and their employees by taking advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in VPN servers to plant backdoors and other malware. The ongoing campaign appears to have started in March, researchers at the Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 report. The hackers are probing for security weaknesses as government workers in China work remotely and rely on VPNs during the COVID-19 pandemic, they say. The researchers speculate that the hackers may be trying to gain insight into China’s response to the outbreak.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/hackers-target-chinese-government-agencies-via-vpns-report-a-14074