Previously undocumented backdoor targets Microsoft’s Equation Editor

Previously undocumented backdoor targets Microsoft’s Equation Editor

Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus Team have detected anomalous characteristics in a newly discovered RoyalRoad weaponizer that delivers a previously undocumented backdoor. The researchers have been tracking recent developments in the RoyalRoad when they uncovered an attack targeting a Russian-based defense contractor.

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Spear-phishing attack targets Russian defense contractor


In this instance, the target of the spear-phishing attack was a general director working at the Rubin Design Bureau, a Russia-based defense contractor that designs nuclear submarines for the Russian Federation’s Navy.

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