GopherWhisper's Go-Based Backdoor Infrastructure Signals Shift Toward Living-Off-The-Land Tactics in Chinese State Espionage
A China-linked APT group identified as GopherWhisper is conducting targeted campaigns against government entities using multiple Go-based backdoors combined with legitimate service abuse to evade detection. The group's reliance on custom loaders and injectors suggests a maturing operational capability focused on persistence and evasion.