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New Windows Backdoor Stays Completely Silent Until Hackers Send a Secret Trigger

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 1, 20264 min read

SLEEPWALKER is a newly identified Windows backdoor built to wait rather than call home. Once placed on a compromised device, it can sit inactive for an extended period, only responding when an operator sends a carefully formed network packet. That restraint makes the threat difficult to spot with tools that look for repeated connections to […] The post New Windows Backdoor Stays Completely Silent Until Hackers Send a Secret Trigger appeared first on Cyber Security News.

SLEEPWALKER is a newly identified Windows backdoor built to wait rather than call home. Once placed on a compromised device, it can sit inactive for an extended period, only responding when an operator sends a carefully formed network packet. That restraint makes the threat difficult to spot with tools that look for repeated connections to a command server. It is designed to be loaded beside a legitimate security-management component, giving malicious code a…

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