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The Prevalence of DarkComet in Dynamic DNS

Security Boulevard

It’s also been used in numerous high-profile incidents, such as the 2012 attack on Miss Teen USA. Social Engineering: Attackers may use various social engineering techniques to convince victims to run the malware. Want more threat intel on a weekly basis?

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APT trends report Q3 2022

SecureList

While its activities have been observed since 2012, its presence was only revealed in 2015 (Kaspersky was among the first to report it) and no public activity was recorded until January 2021. We have been tracking this threat actor for several years and previously published an APT threat report describing its malicious operations.

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