#flaxtyphoon — Public Fediverse posts

Chinese Gang Used ArcGIS As A Backdoor For A Year – And No One Noticed
[State sponsored] Crims turned trusted [#ESRI] mapping software into a hideout - no traditional malware required
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/chinese_hackers_arcgis_backdoor/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.scworld.com/brief/novel-flax-typhoon-campaign-exploited-arcgis-for-extended-persistence <-- shared technical media article
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https://reliaquest.com/blog/threat-spotlight-inside-flax-typhoons-arcgis-compromise <-- shared security technical article
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https://securityaffairs.com/183398/apt/flax-typhoon-apt-exploited-arcgis-server-for-over-a-year-as-a-backdoor.html <-- shared security technical article
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“A Chinese state-backed cybergang known as Flax Typhoon spent more than a year burrowing inside an ArcGIS server, quietly turning the trusted mapping software into a covert backdoor..."
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Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-built-massive-botnet-of-iot-devices-to-target-us-taiwan-military/ #Malware&Threats #BlackLotusLabs #NationState #FlaxTyphoon #RaptorTrain #Nosedive #Sparrow #botnet

Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-built-massive-botnet-of-iot-devices-to-target-us-taiwan-military/ #Malware&Threats #BlackLotusLabs #NationState #FlaxTyphoon #RaptorTrain #Nosedive #Sparrow #botnet

Good day everyone! The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team has discovered activity from a group known as #FlaxTyphoon. They are a nation-state group from China that targeted organizations in Taiwan. While the group leverages tools that are commonly used, like #ChinaChopper, #MetaSploit, and #Mimikatz, they also rely on abusing #LOLBINS, or Living-off-the-land binaries and scripts (tools that exist and come with the native operating system). Some of their TTPs include using registry key modification for persistence, using #powershell, #certutil, or #bitsadmin to download tools, and accessing #LSASS process memory and Security Account Manager registry hive for credential access. This is a great article that not only provides high-level details but it provides a starting point for any organization to start threat hunting by using the technical details provided! Enjoy your weekend and #HappyHunting!

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