2016 China Internet Security Report

Sphinx - Targeted cyber-attack in the Middle East

A common method attackers use to hide their trace is to cloak malicious exe files with Word or PDF icons so that users will not tell the difference without looking into the file attribution or property.

OPERATION MERMAID ---6-Year Targeted Attacks Against Government

Operation Mermaid is a series of outbound APT attacks that target government entities.

OPERATION ONIONDOG –Disclosing Targeted Attacks on Government

What also caught our attention is that members of this organization communicated via Onion.