DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
Web Bugs & the Tubthumping Tactics of Chinese Threat Actor TA416
26 Apr 2022
Send us fan mail!Chinese Threat Actor TA416, otherwise known as Mustang Panda, has been active for a long time, and every time they get knocked down, they get up again. In this episode, Michael Raggi, Senior Threat Researcher, and Pim Trouerbach, Senior Reverse Engineer, both with Proofpoint, give us an overview of TA416 — the “Tubthumping” villains of the threat landscape. Join us as we discuss:The evolving tactics of TA416PlugX malware and control flow flatteningTips for dealing with emerging threats Check out these resources we mentioned:Michael’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aRtAGGI/status/1501030779480125441 https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/good-bad-and-web-bug-ta416-increases-operational-tempo-against-europeanhttps://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/china_apt41_mandiant_usaherds/ Tubthumping by Chumbawamba Keep up with the latest tales from the threat research trenches by subscribing to DISCARDED in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Thanks for listening!
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