> Notepad++ supply chain attack: Researchers reveal details, IoCs, targets

Rapid7 researchers have attributed the recent hijacking of the Notepad++ update mechanism to Lotus Blossom (aka Billbug), a Chinese state-sponsored group known for targeting organizations in Southeast Asia for espionage purposes. On Wednesday, Kaspersky researchers shared the insights they’ve gleaned from their own telemetry: the attackers targeted individuals located in Vietnam, El Salvador and Australia; a government organization located in the Philippines; a financial organization located in El Salvador; and a Vietnamese IT service provider. … More → The post Notepad++ supply chain attack: Researchers reveal details, IoCs, targets appeared first on Help Net Security.