Chinese-backed APT ‘Flax Typhoon’ Hacks Taiwan with Minimal Malware Footprint

Microsoft warns that Chinese spies are hacking into Taiwanese organizations with minimal use of malware and by abusing legitimate software.
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[SANS ISC] Alternative Ways To Perform Basic Tasks

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Alternative Ways To Perform Basic Tasks“: I like to spot techniques used by malware developers to perform basic tasks. We know the LOLBins that are pre-installed tools used to perform malicious activities. Many LOLBins are used, for example, to download some content from

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[SANS ISC] Keep An Eye on LOLBins

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Keep An Eye on LOLBins“: Don’t misread, I won’t talk about “lolcats” today but “LOLBins” or “Living Off The Land Binaries”. All operating systems provide a rich toolbox to achieve multiple day-to-day tasks like maintenance of the certificates, installation of patches and applications,

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