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Windows infected with backdoored Linux VMs in new phishing attacks

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Summary
Nutrition label

61% Informative

A new phishing campaign infects Windows with a Linux virtual machine that contains a built-in backdoor to give stealthy access to corporate networks.

The phishing emails pretend to be a " OneAmerica survey" that includes a large 285 MB ZIP archive to install a Linux VM with a pre-installed backdoor.

Chisel is a network tunneling program that is pre-configured to create secure communication channels with a specific command and control server via WebSockets .

VR Score

42

Informative language

30

Neutral language

51

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

70

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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