Friday 26 June 2026 16:51:39 GMT+02:00
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Trusted Tools, Silent Damage: Why Malware Operators Keep Borrowing the OS
Q1 2026 threat intelligence points to a familiar but hard-to-defend pattern: attackers leaning on legitimate system utilities to move malware while staying harder to spot.
When a Trusted Windows Process Becomes the Weapon
A China-linked espionage campaign highlights how legitimate tools, DLL sideloading, and a custom backdoor can blend malicious activity into normal Windows behavior.