Spying Reported on Russian Defense Institutes by Chinese “Twisted Panda” Hackers An espionage strike by a Chinese nation-state advanced persistent threat has targeted at least two research institutes in Russia and a third potential target in Belarus (APT). The hackers were called “Twisted Panda”. Twisted Panda: The Chinese Hackers The attacks, dubbed “Twisted Panda,” coincide with Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, enabling a wide range of threat actors to quickly alter their campaigns to distribute malware and perform opportunistic attacks in response to the current conflict. They’ve taken the shape of social engineering methods with topical conflict and sanctions baits...