Chinese Cyber Threat Group FamousSparrow Linked to Attacks in US and Mexico
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The Chinese cyber threat group known as FamousSparrow has been linked to an attack targeting a business group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deploy its backdoors SparrowDoor and ShadowPad. This activity, observed in July 2024, marks the first use of ShadowPad by this group, a malware widely shared by Chinese state actors.