TIDrone Cyberattackers, Tropic Trooper, Target Taiwan's Drone Manufacturers

Sep 9, 2024, 04:27 AM

A new cyber espionage threat, identified as 'TIDrone,' is targeting drone manufacturers in Taiwan. The cyberattackers are potentially compromising military operations by exploiting system vulnerabilities and stealing sensitive data. TIDrone uses custom malware such as CXCLNT and CLNTEND to carry out these attacks. The campaign is part of a broader advanced persistent threat (APT) carried out by a group known as Tropic Trooper. The attacks were reported by darkreading.