New SparroWocky backdoor deployed in attacks on governments
Brief
The China-aligned FamousSparrow cyberespionage group has begun deploying a new modular backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks focused heavily on Latin America. The malware provides extensive remote-control capabilities while using low-level Windows manipulation and anti-analysis techniques to evade security tools.
ESET researchers discovered SparroWocky through the company’s ongoing monitoring of FamousSparrow, observing the malware in attacks …
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