Taiwan University Under Fire From Unique DLL Backdoor

August 21, 2024 at 03:32PM A new backdoor named Msupedge is found attacking victims in Taiwan, employing a unique communication method. Symantec researchers uncovered this malware while investigating an attack on a Taiwan university. The backdoor communicates with its command-and-control server via DNS traffic, a less common technique. It is believed to have exploited a … Read more

Hackers use PHP exploit to backdoor Windows systems with new malware

August 20, 2024 at 01:56PM Attackers deployed a new backdoor, Msupedge, on a Taiwan university’s Windows systems, possibly through a recently patched PHP vulnerability (CVE-2024-4577). Based on the meeting notes, it appears that unknown attackers have deployed a newly discovered backdoor called Msupedge on a university’s Windows systems in Taiwan, likely by exploiting a recently … Read more

Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor

August 20, 2024 at 06:40AM A new backdoor named Msupedge has been discovered being used in a cyber attack on a university in Taiwan. This backdoor is notable for communicating with a command-and-control server via DNS traffic and using an open-source tool for its code. The attack vector was likely a critical flaw in PHP, … Read more