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#9 The Hacker News general July 17, 2026 at 08:46 UTC

New GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Diplomats for Espionage

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Kaspersky researchers, who uncovered the activity in February 2026, have documented GoSerpent, a previously undocumented Go-based malware targeting government and diplomatic entities across Southeast Asia since late 2025 with a focus on long-term stealthy access and intelligence collection. The malware's regional targeting pattern and espionage focus are consistent with nation-state activity, though attribution was not publicly confirmed.

Relevance score: 73.0/100

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