Bitdefender Labs documented SilkParasite, a China-linked cyberespionage operation active as of August 19, 2026, targeting government bodies across Central Asia. The campaign deployed seven remote access trojans, five of which were previously undocumented: DriveSilkRAT, CookieTagRAT, NomadRAT, GoginRAT, and NodeEdgeRAT.
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New. Bitdefender: SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia https:// businessinsights.bitdefender.c om/silkparasite-tracking-china-nexus-apt-across-central-asia More: The Hacker News: SilkParasite Espionage Campaign Targets Central Asian Governments with Five New RATs https:// thehackernews.com/2026/08/silk parasite-espionage-campaign-targets.html @ thehackernews # infosec # esp
🤖 SilkParasite: new espionage campaign targeting Central Asian governments, deploying 7 RAT families — 5 previously undocumented (DriveSilkRAT, CookieTagRAT, NomadRAT, GoginRAT, NodeEdgeRAT). First seen late 2025. 🔗 https:// thehackernews.com/2026/08/silk parasite-espionage-campaign-targets.html # Malware # Espionage # CyberSec
Bitdefender Labs documented a previously unreported cyber-espionage operation dubbed SilkParasite that targeted government bodies and other organizations in Central Asia. Dark Reading described it as a spear-phishing campaign tied to a Chinese-nexus group linked to FamousSparrow [darkreading.com#1]. The intrusion set, first discovered in late 2025, uses seven remote access tool families, including
SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia https:// packetstorm.news/news/view/428 45 # news
Bitdefender Labs researchers analyse SilkParasite, a cyberespionage operation, assessed with medium confidence as China-nexus, that targeted government bodies across Central Asia. They found seven RAT families in use, five of which were previously undocumented. https://www. bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/bus inessinsights/silkparasite-tracking-china-nexus-apt-across-central-asia
SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia