Hackers linked to Chinese intelligence may be behind ASUS computer attack

The recent cyber attack on ASUS computers may have been perpetrated by the same hacker group that had targeted Microsoft in 2017, an analytical report released by the Maharashtra Cyber department has revealed. The same group was also linked to the Chinese intelligence apparatus in a 2018 study.

Advisory to users

The attack, called Operation ShadowHammer, had affected the ASUS live update facility, creating backdoors in ASUS computers through a malware embedded in the live updates. The State Cyber department had issued an advisory to ASUS users and had also made a tool by Kaspersky Labs available to deal with such threats.