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LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA targeting of European aerospace and defense manufacturers (2024-2025), logistics and shipping, U.S. manufacturing incl. hydroelectric power · January 29, 2026
LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA operations prioritize targets in the manufacturing and defense sectors, particularly European defense entities and U.S., Japanese, and Italian manufacturing organizations. Throughout 2024 and into 2025, LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA persistently targeted European aerospace corporations using employment-themed lures and exploited zero-day vulnerabilities against defense manufacturers. In the first half of 2025, CrowdStrike Intelligence also observed a growing interest by LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA in logistics and shipping companies. The adversary has also targeted U.S.-based manufacturing companies, including critical infrastructure entities in specialized areas such as hydroelectric power.