Tag: Budworm

Symantec exposes Budworm APT group's use of updated custom tool in government, telecom attacks

Symantec exposes Budworm APT group’s use of updated custom tool in government, telecom attacks

Researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team released details of Budworm APT (advanced persistent threat) group's tactics deploying an updated custom tool that strikes government and telecom organizations. The researchers said that the previously unseen version of SysUpdate was used in…

Budworm espionage group resurfaces using Log4j vulnerabilities in recent attacks, Symantec reveals

Budworm espionage group resurfaces using Log4j vulnerabilities in recent attacks, Symantec reveals

A Chinese espionage group Budworm has launched recent attacks across continents, including the first confirmed attacks seen against the U.S. in many years, Symantec researchers revealed on Thursday. In recent attacks, Budworm leveraged the Log4j vulnerabilities to compromise the Apache…