Blackwood: Chinese malware collects data
The Chinese hacker group “Blackwood” is spying on people and companies in the UK, China and Japan using a tool called NSPX30. The malware reaches the target devices via official app updates. Cybercriminals are always finding ingenious ways to get valuable data. As ESET researchers have discovered, a previously unknown hacker group from China is hunting for data using a new tool called NSPX30. The special thing about it: Instead of infecting the user via malicious email attachments and websites, it reaches its target systems via official app updates. Since 2018, “Blackwood” has been spying, as the team…