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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-0824 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data RCE in Microsoft COM for Windows | 8.8 | 73% | KEVPoC | KEV |
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2 min read at thehackernews.com
A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The unnamed organization was targeted as early as mid-July 2023 to deliver a variety of backdoors and post-compromise tools like ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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