Security researchers have tracked Advanced Persistent Threat groups expanding their operations to multiple new regions.
The most persistent activity was tracked in South America and Southeast Asia.
- APT groups are known for their sophisticated and persistent attacks on high-value targets, such as government agencies and major corporations.
- The expansion of their operations to new regions indicates that APT groups are becoming more global and are targeting new areas to increase their reach.
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APT groups are using a variety of tactics, including:
- phishing attacks,
- social engineering,
- unpatched bug abuse,
- ransomware, etc.
- Researchers claim that the Go, Rust, and Lua programming languages are currently some of the most used ones by hackers.
- To protect against APT attacks, researchers advise organizations to update their software regularly, train their employees, and use advanced threat detection and response tools.