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TrickBot group exploiting PowerShell-based backdoor to target high-value organisations

10 January 2020 • 2 min read

New TrickBot backdoor is designed for persistence, stealth, and reconnaissance on compromised machines

Cyber criminals behind the banking Trojan TrickBot have expanded the capabilities of their offensive tools with a new PowerShell-based backdoor enabling them to target high-value businesses. Tri...

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