China-linked hackers used Venezuela crisis as lure in US-focused phishing
According to cybersecurity researchers, a Chinese-linked cyberespionage outfit sent Venezuela-themed phishing emails to US government and policy officials in the days following a US operation to depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The previously unknown campaign demonstrates how a long-standing Chinese cyberespionage cell known as “Mustang Panda” continues to exploit big political changes to obtain access
