China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group was targeting Japanese companies using new malware tracked as ‘Flagpro’.

From securityaffairs.co

Flagpro

Researchers from NTT Security reported that China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group targeted Japanese companies using new malware tracked as ‘Flagpro’. Attacks using Flagpro targeted multiple companies in Defense, Media, and Communications industries several times. 

According to a report by NTT Security, Flagpro has been employed by the APT group at least since October 2020. The most recent sample analyzed by the researchers is from July 2021.

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