Targeting of Malaysian government officials
Date of report
  • February 2020
Affiliations
APT 40, a threat actor believed to be associated with the Chinese government, allegedly targeted Malaysian government officials with highly targeted spear-phishing attacks in order to install malware and steal confidential documents from government networks.
Suspected victims
  • Malaysian government officials
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
Policy response