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Gaming the system: how a Chinese-speaking actor turned Brazilian government sites into an SEO weapon

Research by: Amit Yardeni Key Points Introduction Since mid-2025, Check Point Research has tracked a sustained campaign against Brazilian organizations. The tradecraft points to a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group connected to Earth Berberoka, an actor first documented targeting gambling sites across Asia. Once inside a victim, the group deploys a broad Linux toolkit: a custom downloader, several

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Gaming the system: how a Chinese-speaking actor turned Brazilian government sites into an SEO weapon
First reported
Sep 02, 2026 10:16 UTC
Last reported
Sep 02, 2026 10:16 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:42 UTC
Record ID
21111f5054d0e9dd4441b0a8b481db1a851c22c6966983b5622b123c88ed5eaf

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Source observations

src_775d7028d700e91452

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Sep 02, 2026 10:16 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:42 UTC

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