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Nation-stateAug 19, 2026

SilkParasite Threatens Central Asian Orgs With Flurry of RATs

Chinese-nexus group linked to FamousSparrow targets Central Asian orgs with RATs.

Summary

A new spear-phishing campaign attributed to a Chinese-nexus threat group, potentially linked to FamousSparrow, is targeting organizations in Central Asia. The campaign deploys a variety of Remote Access Trojans (RATs), offering insights into the geopolitical and technical strategies employed by Chinese Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).

Indicators of Compromise

  • malware — RAT

Entities

FamousSparrow (threat_actor)Chinese-nexus group (threat_actor)SilkParasite (campaign)