Chinese Threat Actors Target European Ministries And Embassies With HTML Smuggling In Smugx Campaign

SmugX-related attacks have been observed since December 2022. The threat actors behind the campaign are using innovative distribution methods to distribute a variant of PlugX, a widely used malware associated with various Chinese threat actors. Researchers are monitoring the campaign and have identified links to a previously reported campaign attributed to RedDelta and Mustang Panda.