Intelligent CISO Issue 79 | Page 25

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PAKISTAN
Cloudforce One has published the results of an investigation into SloppyLemming , an advanced actor that uses multiple cloud service providers to facilitate different aspects of their activities , such as credential harvesting , malware delivery and command and control .
This actor conducts extensive operations targeting Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh and China . Industries targeted include government , law enforcement , energy , telecommunications and technology entities .
The actor primarily targets Pakistani government , defence , telecommunications , technology and energy sector organisations . SloppyLemming also targets Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal and China .
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JAPAN
Following Japan ’ s call for increased participation in US-led military alliances , NETSCOUT found that pro-Russian threat actors began a co-ordinated DDoS attack campaign against Japanese organisations in mid-October .
The attacks have targeted the country ’ s logistics and manufacturing industry , as well as Japanese governmental and political organisations . This includes the party of Japan ’ s newly elected prime minister , with hacktivists attempting to generate significant publicity by attacking high-profile targets .
The attack campaign remains on-going as hacktivists continue to push new targets .
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