Threats · 185 days ago

China-Linked Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries

Unit 42 links CL-STA-1087 to a long-running espionage campaign against Southeast Asian militaries. The group used AppleChris and MemFun backdoors and a Getpass credential harvester to collect sensitive military documents and credentials.

Timeline

• Mar 14 Reported by The Hacker News

Sources

1 source covering this story

• The Hacker News Mar 14

  Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware

  China-linked CL-STA-1087 targets Southeast Asian militaries since 2020 using AppleChris and MemFun for espionage and credential theft.

Entities

• CL-STA-1087

Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-14

Editions

• Briefing for 2026-03-14

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