PoC Exploit: Fake Proof of Concept with Backdoor Malware

Originally published by Uptycs. Threat Researchers: Nischay Hegde and Siddartha Malladi. A deceptive twist has appeared within cybersecurity norms—a proof of concept (PoC) that, rather than demonstrating a vulnerability, stealthily harbors a hidden backdoor. Recently discovered by the Uptycs threat research team, our finding particularly impacts the security research community.As their primary users, security researchers rely on PoCs to understand potential vulnerabilities by way of innocuous...

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