Date of report
- April 2022
Affiliations
Chinese threat actor Mustang Panda targeted Russian government computer systems with PlugX malware. The malware was disguised in a malicious file masquerading as a PDF, which was named after a Russian border guard unit.
Suspected victims
- Russian officials’ computer systems
Suspected state sponsor
- China
Type of incident
- Espionage
Target category
- Government
- Military
Victim government reaction
- Unknown