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China’s FamousSparrow hackers target Latin America with new backdoor
September 17, 2026 · The Record · Severity: MEDIUM
Alleged Chinese hackers are breaking into government agencies across Latin America using a new backdoor that researchers are calling “SparroWocky.”.
Key Takeaways
- China-aligned FamousSparrow APT group has deployed the SparroWocky backdoor across Latin American targets, continuing its espionage campaign against government and diplomatic entities.
- SparroWocky represents an evolution in FamousSparrow's tooling, providing stealthy persistent access for intelligence gathering on compromised networks in the Americas region.
- Government agencies in Latin America should enhance monitoring for FamousSparrow indicators of compromise and implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement.