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Discovery of Alchimist C2 tool, revealed a new attack framework

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()3 min read1 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-4034
Out-of-Bounds Read/Write Local Privilege Escalation in polkit pkexec (PwnKit)
7.895%KEVRansomwarePoC ×4
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Experts discovered a new attack framework, including a C2 tool dubbed Alchimist, used in attacks against Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered a new, previously undocumented attack framework that included a C2 dubbed Alchimist. The framework is likely being used in attacks aimed at Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.

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