Security News > 2025 > May > Chinese APT41 Exploits Google Calendar for Malware Command-and-Control Operations
2025-05-29 05:59
Google on Wednesday disclosed that the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as APT41 leveraged a malware called TOUGHPROGRESS that uses Google Calendar for command-and-control (C2). The tech giant, which discovered the activity in late October 2024, said the malware was hosted on a compromised government website and was used to target multiple other government entities. "Misuse of cloud
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