While the APT has targeted dozens of organizations in Taiwan, researchers with Microsoft warn that its tactics could easily be used in campaigns in other areas.
The China-based hacking group has targeted ministries of foreign affairs across the Americas with updated malware called Graphican.
A "powerful" backdoor has been uncovered in highly targeted, intel-gathering APT attacks.
Iranian threat groups are launching cyberattacks - or in some cases saying they are - and then sowing fear around the hacks through online influence operations.
Researchers at SentinelLabs recently observed Transparent Tribe evolving its tactics in recent attacks against the Indian education sector.