Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain
Oct 21, 2024
Cyber Attack / Malware
The prolific Chinese nation-state actor known as APT41 (aka Brass Typhoon, Earth Baku, Wicked Panda, or Winnti) has been attributed to a sophisticated cyber attack targeting the gambling and gaming industry. "Over a period of at least six months, the attackers stealthily gathered valuable information from the targeted company including, but not limited to, network configurations, user passwords, and secrets from the LSASS process," Ido Naor, co-founder and CEO of Israeli cybersecurity company Security Joes, said in a statement shared with The Hacker News. "During the intrusion, the attackers continuously updated their toolset based on the security team's response. By observing the defenders' actions, they altered their strategies and tools to bypass detection and maintain persistent access to the compromised network." The multi-stage attack, which targeted one of its clients and lasted nearly nine months this year, exhibits overlaps with an intrusion s