The likely China-based targeted threat group has been active since at least 2017, using a combination of custom and native tools to steal data from its targets Wednesday, June 24, 2020By: Counter Threat Unit Research Team On June 4, 2020, Google’s Threat Analysis Group reported active targeting of U.S. election campaigns by the Chinese BRONZE VINEWOOD (also known as APT31 and ZIRCONIUM) and Iranian COBALT ILLUSION (also known as APT35) threat groups. A Microsoft security researcher subsequently confirmed a high level of BRONZE VINEWOOD activity since early April 2020. Despite…
