Telecom firms hit with novel backdoors disguised as security software

Researchers have unearthed new backdoors leveraged to maintain long-term access in the networks of telecom firms in the Middle East. HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop – as the two implants have been dubbed by Cisco Talos researchers – have been disguised as components of Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XDR solution. Two backdoor implants “HTTPSnoop is a simple, yet effective, new backdoor that uses low-level Windows APIs to interact directly with the HTTP device on the system. It … More →

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