Emoji-controlled malware tapped in Pakistan-linked cyberespionage campaign

Indian government organizations have been subjected to a cyberespionage campaign by suspected Pakistan-based threat operation UTA0137 that involved the targeting of Linux systems with the DISGOMOJI malware that uses emojis for command-and-control communications via Discord, The Hacker News reports.

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