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An Asian cyber espionage group (the TGR-STA-1030) spent the last year breaching computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

The attackers have infiltrated the networks of 70 organizations, including five national law enforcement and border control agencies, according to a new research report from the company. They have also breached three finance ministries, one country’s parliament and a senior elected official in another, the report says. The Santa Clara, California-based company declined to name the hackers’ country of origin.

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The espionage operation was unusually large and allowed hackers to intercept sensitive information in apparent coordination with geopolitical events, such as diplomatic missions, trade negotiations, political unrest and military actions, according to the report.

They used this access to spy on emails, financial transactions, and communications related to military and police operations. The hackers also stole information related to diplomatic matters, and lurked on some systems for months.

“They are using highly targeted and customized fake emails and known, unpatched security vulnerabilities to gain access to these networks,” said Pete Renals, national security program manager at Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence division.

Palo Alto Networks researchers confirmed that the group gained access and extracted sensitive data from the email servers of some victims.

The attackers “operate in Germany, Poland, Greece , Italy, Cyprus, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Panama, and other countries,” according to the report.

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