Google issues warning against China-linked hacker group that targeted diplomats; company’s senior security engineer says: Those people can…

Google has issued a warning against a China-backed cyber-espionage campaign that targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia earlier this year. The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence Group, which attributed the attacks to the hacking group UNC6384, said the campaign likely supports China’s strategic interests. The attacks involved social engineering and malware disguised as software updates. Patrick Whitsell, a senior security engineer at Google, citing technical evidence, confirmed that about two dozen victims downloaded the malicious software. In a statement to Bloomberg, Whitsell said that he is confident that the attackers were “China-aligned,” and also claimed that these hackers can either be a part of the government or were outside contractors.