GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware

LowWeLiveSecurity·

ESET Research has discovered a new China-aligned APT group that we’ve named GopherWhisper, which targets Mongolian governmental institutions…

We summarise and link; this source is not one we hold a licence to reproduce. Everything below is what NexaPulse adds: the vulnerabilities involved, whether they are being exploited, who is named, and who else covered it.

At a glance

Severity
Lowfrom category and source signals; no CVSS referenced
Exploitation
No vulnerabilities referenced
Vulnerabilities
None referenced
Vendors & products
None named
Threat actors & malware
None named
Industries
Government
Coverage
1 outlet· first seen 2026-04-23 08:59 UTC
Priority
27/100Source tier, category, exploitation and corroboration. Not a risk score for your environment.

Coverage

One outlet has carried this so far.

  1. WeLiveSecurityEstablished SourceFirst reported

    2026-04-23 08:59 UTC

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