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China-Linked Hackers Turn Trusted Windows Applications Into Backdoors to Steal Credentials
China-linked hackers are using trusted Windows applications to load hidden backdoors, collect system details, and steal Active Directory credential data. The group, tracked as BRONZE SANDCASTLE, places malicious files beside legitimate software, allowing familiar programs to run attacker-controlled code without changing the original application. The campaign shows how genuine software can become part of an […] The post China-Linked Hackers Turn Trusted Windows Applications Into Backdoors to Steal Credentials appeared first on Cyber Security News.
China-linked hackers are using trusted Windows applications to load hidden backdoors, collect system details, and steal Active Directory credential data. The group, tracked as BRONZE SANDCASTLE, places malicious files beside legitimate software, allowing familiar programs to run attacker-controlled code without changing the original application. The campaign shows how genuine software can become part of an attack chain. Similar China-linked DLL sideloading attacks…
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