Novel backdoor used in Charming Kitten attacks

Novel backdoor used in Charming Kitten attacks Attacks involving the new BASICSTAR backdoor have been deployed by Iranian advanced persistent threat operation Charming Kitten, also known as Charming Cypress, Mint Sandstorm, APT35, TA453, and Yellow Garuda, against Middle East policy experts between September and October last year, according to The Hacker News.

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