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WeChat users targeted by hackers using recently disclosed Chromium exploit

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()1 min read4 · 1 read
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1 min read at securityaffairs.com

Threat actors used the Chrome exploit publicly disclosed last week in attacks aimed at WeChat users in China, researchers warn. China-based firm Qingteng Cloud Security, reported that threat actors weaponized the recently disclosed Chrome exploit to target WeChat users in China. According to the researchers, the attacks only targeted users of the WeChat Windows app.

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