Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers have designated a new China-based cyberespionage group in a Sept. 30 report, shedding more light on Beijing’s global intelligence gathering operations.
The group, tracked as Phantom Taurus by United 42, was observed attempting to steal sensitive and classified information regarding diplomatic and economic missions, military operations, political meetings, governmental entities including foreign ministers, and high-ranking officials in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
