Oct. 20, 2022, 6:09 p.m. | Pierluigi Paganini

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Cybersecurity researchers warn of a new PowerShell backdoor that disguises itself as part of the Windows update process to avoid detection. Cybersecurity researchers from SafeBreach a warning of a new PowerShell backdoor masqueraded as a Windows update process to avoid detection. The backdoor spreads via weaponized Word documents (“Apply Form.docm.”) posing as a LinkedIn-based job […]


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