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Fake Windows exploits target infosec community with Cobalt Strike

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports:

A threat actor targeted security researchers with fake Windows proof-of-concept exploits that infected devices with the Cobalt Strike backdoor.

Whoever is behind these attacks took advantage of recently patched Windows remote code execution vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-24500 and CVE-2022-26809.

Read more at BleepingComputer.


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