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China-Nexus Hackers Use Backdoored PAM Modules for Credential Theft and Authentication Bypass

Cybersecurity NewsJune 15, 20265 min read

A sophisticated China-linked threat actor known as Velvet Ant has been running a long-term cyber intrusion inside a major organization’s internal network, going undetected for nearly a decade. The campaign, now called Operation Highland, revealed a level of patience and technical depth rarely seen in publicly documented intrusions. What made this attack particularly alarming was […] The post China-Nexus Hackers Use Backdoored PAM Modules for Credential Theft and Authentication Bypass appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A sophisticated China-linked threat actor known as Velvet Ant has been running a long-term cyber intrusion inside a major organization’s internal network, going undetected for nearly a decade. The campaign, now called Operation Highland, revealed a level of patience and technical depth rarely seen in publicly documented intrusions. What made this attack particularly alarming was not just how far the attackers got, but how long they stayed hidden inside a network with no direct…

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