Targeting of a telecommunications firm in the Middle East and a government network in Asia
Affiliations
Emissary Panda was spotted using a new variant of its SysUpdate backdoor to infiltrate the systems of a Middle Eastern telecommunications firm and a government network in Asia.
Suspected victims
  • A telecommunications company in the Middle East and a government organization in Asia
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response