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Microsoft-Signed Rootkit Targets Gaming Environments in China

October 21, 2021
Source: darkreading.com darkreading.com
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[News] Microsoft-Signed Rootkit Targets Gaming Environments in China Researchers have identified a rootkit with a valid digital signature from Microsoft being distributed within gaming environments in China. The rootkit, called FiveSys, is being used to redirect traffic to an attacker-controlled custom proxy server and is likely operated by a threat actor with significant interest in China's gaming market, Bitdefender researchers say in a new report. The rootkit has been targeting users for more than a year; the primary motivation for its use appears to be credential theft and in-app purchase hijacking, the security vendor says. FiveSys is the second Microsoft-signed...
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