Skip to content
NewA calmer, faster ZeroHour
Data breachcritical

China-Aligned MirrorFace Hackers Target EU Diplomats with World Expo 2025 Bait

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read1 · 1 read
Analyze this story with Vani AIImpact, who is affected and what defenders should do, in a new chat

Vulnerabilities mentioned

All
CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-27997
Pre-Auth Heap Buffer Overflow RCE in Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy SSL-VPN
9.887%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2023-28461
Unauthenticated RCE in Array Networks AG/vxAG SSL VPN Gateways (ArrayOS)
9.868%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2023-45727
Unauthenticated XXE File-Read in North Grid Proself (CVE-2023-45727)
7.55%KEV
KEV

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

The China-aligned threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed targeting a diplomatic organization in the European Union, marking the first time the hacking crew has targeted an entity in the region. "During this attack, the threat actor used as a lure the upcoming World Expo, which will be held in 2025 in Osaka, Japan," ESET said in its APT Activity Report for the period April to September 2024.

The Hacker News

By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

Read the full article at The Hacker News

A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.