SparklingGoblin APT adds a new Linux variant of SideWalk implant to its arsenal

China-linked SparklingGoblin APT was spotted using a Linux variant of a backdoor known as SideWalk against a Hong Kong university. Researchers from ESET discovered a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor, which is a custom implant used by the China-linked SparklingGoblin APT group. The SparklingGoblin APT is believed to be a group that operated under […]

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