Researchers Trace Widespread Espionage Attacks Back to Chinese ‘Cicada’ Hackers

A Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for singling out Japanese entities has been attributed to a new long-running espionage campaign targeting new geographies, suggesting a “widening” of the threat actor’s targeting.
The widespread intrusions, which are believed to have commenced at the earliest in mid-2021 and continued as recently as February 2022, have been tied