Sophisticated malware spread via legitimate software update mechanisms

BleepingComputer reports that organizations and individuals in China, Japan, and the UK have been targeted by the newly discovered sophisticated China-linked Blackwood threat operation in cyberespionage attacks deploying the advanced NSPX30 malware via update mechanisms for legitimate software.

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