Notorious Chinese hackers FamousSparrow allegedly target US financial firms

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ESET discovers multiple new variants of SparrowDoor, a piece of malware used by FamousSparrow The investigation uncovered group's activity between 2022-2024 It was targeting government agencies, researchers, and financial institutions FamousSparrow, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor thought to be retired, is not only active, but has been targeting government, financial organizations, and research institutes, for years now, experts have revealed. Cybersecurity researchers at ESET recently stumbled upon a new variant of FamousSparrow’s malware, leading them down a rabbit hole exposing the group's activities across the globe. ESET said that it was brought in by an unnamed trade group in the...