Lotus Panda hits unnamed government with bespoke hacking tools and malware

Lotus Panda hits unnamed government with bespoke hacking tools and malware

The infamous Chinese group used brand new tools to hit multiple victims in Southeast Asia

Lotus Panda Hits SEA Governments With Malware Tools

A notorious Chinese-linked hacking group, known in cybersecurity circles as Lotus Panda, has once again been tied to a wave of cyberattacks that hit several Southeast Asian government and private sector organizations, according to fresh findings from Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team. The months-long intrusion campaign, which ran from August 2024 through February 2025, targeted various institutions, including a government ministry, air traf…

Lotus Panda Hacks SE Asian Governments With Browser Stealers and Sideloaded Malware

The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Lotus Panda has been attributed to a campaign that compromised multiple organizations in an unnamed Southeast Asian country between August 2024 and February 2025. "Targets included a government ministry, an air traffic control organization, a telecoms operator, and a construction company," the Symantec Threat Hunter Team said in a new report