FamousSparrow, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor thought to be retired, is not only active, but has been targeting government, financial organizations, and research institutes, for years now, ...

The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US financial-sector trade group and a Mexican research institute. The gang also ...

China-linked hacking group FamousSparrow seems to be back in action after several years of inactivity –- and with a revamped cyber arsenal. According to an ESET report published on March 26, ...

The FamousSparrow APT group has infiltrated a trade group in the financial sector in the United States, a research institute in Mexico, and a governmental institution in Honduras, according to new ...

The group, tracked by ESET as FamousSparrow, was seen deploying two undocumented variants of the known SparrowDoor backdoor ...

A China-linked cyberespionage group known as 'FamousSparrow' was observed using a new modular version of its signature backdoor 'SparrowDoor' against a US-based trade organization. The activity ...

While helping the affected entity remediate the compromise, we made an unexpected discovery in the victim’s network: malicious tools belonging to FamousSparrow, a China-aligned APT group.

After a long period of dormancy, the Chinese hacker group FamousSparrow is active again. According to the IT security company ESET, the group has become increasingly dangerous and has deployed new, ...