China-Linked ‘Flea’ Hacking Group Tied to Cyberattacks on Foreign Ministries | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

A suspected Chinese hacking group known as “Flea” was behind a recent campaign of attacks on foreign ministries, according to research published on Wednesday.

The hacking group, also known as APT15 and Nickel, focused on foreign affairs ministries in the Americas, but also targeted a government finance department and a corporation that sells products in Central and South America, according to researchers at Symantec, part of Broadcom Inc. Symantec didn’t identify the ministries that were hit.