Chinese “Twisted Panda” Hackers Caught Spying on Russian Defense Institutes

At least two research institutes located in Russia and a third likely target in Belarus have been at the receiving end of an espionage attack by a Chinese nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT).
The attacks, codenamed “Twisted Panda,” come in the backdrop of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, prompting a wide range of threat actors to swiftly adapt their campaigns on the ongoing