Three China-linked espionage campaigns tied to Sparrow malware

Three China-linked espionage campaigns tied to Sparrow malware

Researchers linked three separate China-nexus intrusion campaigns through the Sparrow malware ecosystem, identifying shared tooling and operational overlap across activity clusters previously tracked as distinct. The finding points...

China-Linked Hackers Use Fake Chrome Certificate Warnings to Infect Victims With Sparrow Backdoor

China-linked hackers are turning trusted websites into malware delivery points by displaying fake Google Chrome certificate warnings. The pages urge selected visitors to install a certificate repair utility, but the download instead installs a backdoor that gives attackers remote access to Windows computers. The campaign, tracked as SilentDelivery, targets high-profile organizations mainly across Europe and […]

Three China-Nexus Espionage Campaigns Linked Through Sparrow Malware Ecosystem

Three distinct threat activity clusters with shared infrastructure and malware code similarities have been observed targeting telecommunications providers, government organizations, military entities, research institutions, and critical infrastructure across Latin America, Asia, and Europe over the past year. Check Point Research is tracking the clusters under the names SilentDelivery,