September 27, 2023 By Bill Toulas
US and Japanese law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warn of the Chinese 'BlackTech' hackers breaching network devices to install custom backdoors for access to corporate networks.
The joint report comes from the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the Japanese NISC (cybersecurity) and NPA (police), who explain that the state-sponsored hacking group is breaching network devices at international subsidiaries to pivot to the networks of corporate headquarters.
BlackTech (aka Palmerworm, Circuit Panda, and Radio Panda) is a state-sponsored Chinese APT group (advanced persistent threat) known for conducting cyber espionage attacks on Japanese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong-based entities since at least 2010.
The sectors BlackTech targets include government, industrial, technology, media, electronics, telecommunication, and the defense industry.
