Tag: PlugX
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Mustang Panda Deploys Advanced Malware to Spy on Asia-Pacific Governments
The threat actor tracked as Mustang Panda has refined its malware arsenal to include new tools in order to facilitate data exfiltration and …
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Joint France, Europol operation seeks to purge PlugX malware infections
France and Europol’s joint operation to dismantle the PlugX worm botnet, which has impacted millions of devices worldwide, involved the …
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Infections with abandoned PlugX USB worm continue to be prevalent
Millions of devices could still be compromised by the abandoned PlugX USB worm with self-replicating functionality, with infections logged …
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Sophisticated PlugX backdoor variant leveraged in Mustang Panda attacks
Numerous countries across Asia, including Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Japan, and China, have been targeted by Chinese state-backed advanced …
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Exploitation Methods Used by PlugX Malware Revealed by Splunk Research
PlugX malware is sophisticated in evasion, as it uses the following techniques to avoid detection by antivirus programs, making it …
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Novel PlugX malware attacks target European diplomats
A recently discovered campaign to deploy PlugX malware into diplomatic organizations in Europe is believed to be part of a wider move by …
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A border-hopping PlugX USB worm takes its act on the road
Our researchers are currently seeing localized outbreaks of a new variant of the PlugX USB worm – in locations nearly halfway around the …
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Hackers Exploiting Remote Desktop Software Flaws to Deploy PlugX Malware
Security vulnerabilities in remote desktop programs such as Sunlogin and AweSun are being exploited by threat actors to deploy the PlugX …
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PlugX RAT masquerades as legit Windows debugger to slip past security
Cybercriminals are disguising the PlugX remote access trojan as a legitimate open-source Windows debugging tool to evade detection and …
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PlugX Trojan disguised as a legitimate Windows open-source tool in recent attacks
Researchers detailed a new wave of attacks distributing the PlugX RAT disguised as a legitimate Windows debugger tool. Trend Micro …
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