
Tropic Trooper Deploys Custom Beacon and VS Code Tunnels in Fresh APT Assault
Zscaler ThreatLabz says a new Tropic Trooper campaign used a trojanized version of the SumatraPDF reader, an AdaptixC2 Beacon, and VS Code tunnels to gain remote access to targeted systems. The activity was first observed on March 12, 2026, and the targets were likely Chinese-speaking users in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. The attack began […] The post Tropic Trooper Deploys Custom Beacon and VS Code Tunnels in Fresh APT Assault appeared first on Cyber Security News.