Google: China-backed hackers hiding malware in calendar events

Dive Brief:

• In October, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group spotted Chinese government hackers from APT41 deploying malware that abused Google Calendar to steal data and execute operations on compromised devices.
• The malware embedded stolen data in calendar events, and the attackers used other calendar events to deploy instructions to the hacked computers.
• Google’s new findings underscore how elite cyber threat groups are getting more creative…