# Aquatic Panda infiltrated academic institution through Log4j vulnerability, says CrowdStrike

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/apt-group-seen-attacking-academic-institution-through-log4j-vulnerability-crowdstrike-2/
- Published: 2022-01-04T09:15:04-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: SkillUp via Shutterstock. Article by Jonathan Greig. ZD Net &#8211; December 29, 2021. Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has discovered an attempt by a China-based group to infiltrate an academic institution through the Log4j vulnerability. CrowdStrike called the group &#8220;Aquatic Panda&#8221; and said it is an &#8220;intrusion adversary with a dual mission of intelligence collection and industrial espionage&#8221; that has operated since at least May 2020. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.zdnet.com
