New DNS-Based Backdoor Threat Discovered at Taiwanese University

A newly identified security threat utilizing a rarely seen DNS-based communication method has been discovered by threat analysts in an attack targeting a Taiwanese university. The backdoor, dubbed Backdoor. Msupedge and identified by Symantec, communicates with a command-and-control (C2) server by using DNS traffic, a technique known but infrequently employed by cybercriminals.

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By Alessandro Mascellino · infosecurity-magazine.com

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