Threat actors believed to be sponsored by China are said to be behind espionage campaigns around the world, with Australian local and federal government agencies among the targets. The Australian Navy is believed to have been one of the targets of a sophisticated phishing campaign, security researchers said. Security vendor Proofpoint with the help of management consultants PwC have presented an analysis of campaigns attributed to the TA423 / Red Ladon hacking group, which aimed to plant malware through the ScanBox Javascript reconnaissance attack kit. ScanBox provides keystroke logging functionality through malicious Javascript code running in a web browser, and...