> It is a short sequence of raw bytes that only makes sense when read in a specific order.
replyThis kind of useless sentence is what makes reading AI text so miserable
I want to make a public blacklist of people who pass off AI writing as their own words. In my view it is tantamount to fraud. It should be disclosed at the top of the page if AI was used.
replyI would be much more surprised by a system of commands which could be read in any order.
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replyI have to nope out of half the articles I read here lol
replyThis is very cool. Definitely seems like either an early or one-time, targeted attack by someone with good know-how and significant resources, even if it itself is not top-tier. Pretty cool find!
replyin my script kid days, ( 30 years ago ) I did something similar for linux , using raw sockets and I think with ETH_P_ALL. embedding into a an already existing regular linux process ( recompiling the source code ) the problem was high cpu usage of the process when network usage was intensive. of course it did't survive when the OS updated the program.
replyWhat would be considered “top-notch” or “top-tier”? Something never found?
replyThis thing has been in the wild since 2024, so it had a good run.
replyIt looks pretty bespoke, so there are likely other variants.
Also targeting the anti-virus executable is a smart way to hide. I don't think this backdoor was cheap to develop.
Depends on the target, id consider something like Stuxnet to be top-notch given:
- Delivery
- Target resources (another state)
- Target defenses (I like to think that the iranians had good security)
- Stealthiness
- Target architecture. Its easier to write something for Android (for which we have the OS open sourced) than for siemens PLC
replyBut as others say, you wouldn't want to advertise your exploit as top-notch, as it will bring unwanted attention
Nothing, because blackhat activity disqualifies itself from such a label. Recognition is actively withheld since it'd encourage some bad actors. Same reason malicious software is always given a different name even if one can be found in it.
reply"Well, you'll never get through the frontline security but you might look for a backdoor."
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