back to article Chinese-sponsored gang Gallium upgrades to sneaky PingPull RAT

The Gallium group, believed to be a Chinese state-sponsored team, is going on the warpath with an upgraded remote access trojan (RAT) that threat hunters say is difficult to detect. The deployment of this "PingPull" RAT comes as the gang is broadening the types of organizations in its sights from telecommunications companies …

  1. TimMaher Silver badge
    Pirate

    Eve Online

    Is that the 150mm or the 200mm Gallium gun?

    Seriously though, no ransomware attack?

    1. Claptrap314 Silver badge

      Re: Eve Online

      Nation-state actors (except for the Norks) rarely bother with ransomware, for two reasons. 1) They take all they want from their subjects already. 2) The transaction provides a level of traceability that they actors don't want.

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