A Chinese-speaking hacking group is performing ongoing cyberattacks against the Afghan government by impersonating its president.
On Thursday, Check Point Research (CPR) said that the Office of the President of Afghanistan, representing President Ashraf Ghani, is being used as a lure in spear phishing emails designed to infiltrate government agencies in the country, of which a successful attack has led to the compromise of the Afghan National Security Council (NSC).
