Chinese-Speaking Hackers Deploy OctLurk and SilkLurk to Target Central Asian Governments

Chinese-speaking hackers are using the OctLurk and SilkLurk backdoors to target Central Asian government agencies, employing memory-resident malware with plugins for data theft and remote access. The campaign, linked to prior attacks like SilentRaid, highlights evolving tactics to evade detection and compromise critical infrastructure.

A Chinese-speaking threat actor is suspected to be behind a fresh wave of cyber attacks targeting government organizations mainly located in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Syrian Arab Republic, since January 2025.

These targeted organizations operate across several sectors, such as healthcare, research, government offices,

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