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China-backed Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant "NSPX30" Spyware
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-1652 | Authenticated Command Injection in Cisco RV320/RV3325 Small Business Routers | 7.2 | 96% | KEVPoC ×5 | KEV |
| CVE-2019-1653 | Unauthenticated Config Disclosure in Cisco RV320/RV325 Routers | 7.5 | 100% | KEVPoC ×5 | KEV |
Indicators of compromise
auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| domain | baidu.com | or is downloaded via an HTTP request to Baidu's website www.baidu[.]com, a legitimate Chinese search engine, with an unusual User |
| ipv4 | 159.203.113.25 | ommand-and-control (C2) communications, 174.138.56[.]21 and 159.203.113[.]25, in a thirty-day period," the company said . "Volt Typhoo |
| ipv4 | 174.138.56.21 | y routers used for command-and-control (C2) communications, 174.138.56[.]21 and 159.203.113[.]25, in a thirty-day period," the compan |
From the original article
3 min read at thehackernews.com
A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor has been linked to a set of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack update requests from legitimate software to deliver a sophisticated implant named NSPX30. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking the advanced persistent threat (APT) group under the name Blackwood . It's said to be active since at least 2018.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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