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EDR, Sysmon, Windows
Mustang Panda Espionage Campaign Reveals Rare ‘Hex Staging’ Technique to Evade Detection
A recent espionage campaign, classified as CL-STA-0048 and allegedly linked to the Chinese state-sponsored cyber-espionage group Mustang Panda, highlights a rare and stealthy technique in which attackers deliver payloads in encoded chunks to evade defenses. This uncommon technique has been named "Hex Staging".



