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Chinese Hackers Exploit BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Gain Root Access and Deploy Backdoors
A suspected China-linked espionage group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances to gain access, reach root privileges and install tools for continued access. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says the activity took place in late August 2026, before BeyondTrust disclosed the flaw on October 15. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102764, could let […] The post Chinese Hackers Exploit BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Gain Root Access and Deploy Backdoors appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A suspected China-linked espionage group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances to gain access, reach root privileges and install tools for continued access. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says the activity took place in late August 2026, before BeyondTrust disclosed the flaw on October 15. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102764, could let an unauthenticated remote attacker perform file operations on an affected appliance. Mandiant linked the activity to ARMORY CASTLE, a suspected China-nexus group previously tracked as UNC5221. The attackers used the access…
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