Bottom line: Cyberespionage attacks leveraging 7 different Remote Access Trojans (RATs) were linked to China, underscoring the nation's continued threat posture in Central Asia.
What's happening: Bitdefender Labs detected SilkParasite, a medium-confidence China-nexus cyberespionage campaign, targeting government bodies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
What to do: Security leaders must monitor ICS networks for signs of SilkParasite and consider deploying Bitdefender's endpoint security solutions to protect against RAT attacks.