Serpent backdoor targets French entities with high-evasive attack chain

A new email campaign aimed at French entities leverages the Chocolatey Windows package manager to deliver the Serpent backdoor. Proofpoint researchers uncovered a targeted attack leveraging an open-source package installer Chocolatey to deliver a backdoor tracked as Serpent. The campaign targeted French entities in the construction, real estate, and government industries. Experts believe the attacks were […]

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