#EarthBaxia

China’s ‘Earth Baxia’ Spies Exploit Geoserver to Target APAC Orgs

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September 22, 2024 at 09:10PM A China-linked cyber-espionage group dubbed Earth Baxia has targeted Taiwanese government agencies, the Philippine and Japanese military, and energy companies in Vietnam. The group primarily uses spear-phishing and a custom backdoor called EagleDoor, as well as exploiting a vulnerability in the open source GeoServer software. The majority of the group’s … Read more

Earth Baxia Uses Spear-Phishing and GeoServer Exploit to Target APAC

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September 19, 2024 at 04:38AM Threat actor Earth Baxia targeted a government organization in Taiwan and possibly other APAC countries using spear-phishing emails and exploiting CVE-2024-36401, a GeoServer vulnerability. Earth Baxia deployed customized Cobalt Strike components and a new backdoor called EAGLEDOOR, which supports multiple communication protocols for information gathering and payload delivery, with evidence … Read more