Making Sense of Vietnam’s Suspected COVID–19 Cyber Espionage on China

How did Vietnamese state-backed hackers seek COVID–19 intelligence from Chinese authorities?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () speaks to Ben Read, the senior manager of Mandiant Threat Intelligence’s cyber espionage team, about APT32, a cyber threat actor with suspected links to the Vietnamese state. for targeting local government institutions in Wuhan as COVID–19 began spreading in the Chinese city. The episode also covers the cyber capabilities of Southeast Asian states and Chinese cyber surveillance of Taiwan. Click the play button to the right to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to  Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn. You can contact the host, Ankit Panda, .