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Cybersecurityhigh impactFamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor Across Latin America
· Beijing, China · Asia-Pacific · no longer in the live window
China-aligned state-sponsored threat actor FamousSparrow has been observed deploying the previously unreported backdoor SparroWocky in attacks targeting multiple countries in Latin America since at least August 2025.
- Topic
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Beijing, China (39.904°, 116.407°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Impact
- high
- Reported by
- The Hacker News
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