Earth Wendigo
Earth Wendigo is a threat actor from China that has been targeting several organizations — including government organizations, research institutions, and universities in Taiwan — since May 2019, aiming to exfiltrate emails from targeted organizations via the injection of JavaScript backdoors to a webmail system that is widely used in Taiwan. The threat actor also sent spear-phishing emails embedded with malicious links to multiple individuals, including politicians and activists, who support movements in Tibet, the Uyghur region, or Hong Kong.
Targets: Government, Education, Hong Kong, Taiwan
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
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Recent activity
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References
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