Bleepingcomputer PlushDaemon Hackers Use EdgeStepper to Hijack Software Updates
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The China-linked threat actor PlushDaemon has been exploiting a new implant named EdgeStepper to hijack software update traffic. This cyberespionage operation has targeted various organizations across the United States, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and New Zealand since at least 2018, redirecting DNS queries to malicious servers to deliver harmful payloads.
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