LongNosedGoblin tries to sniff out governmental affairs in Southeast Asia and Japan

LowWeLiveSecurity·

ESET researchers discovered a China-aligned APT group, LongNosedGoblin, which uses Group Policy to deploy cyberespionage tools across networks of governmental institutions…

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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 2025-12-18 10:00 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

    2025-12-18 10:00 UTC

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