Hackers hijack cPGuard autoupdate to deploy backdoor, steal data
BLEEPINGCOMPUTER — Attackers have compromised the update infrastructure for the cPGuard web security suite to distribute a backdoor and a data-stealing script. [...]
- CODE
- RT-B0A8EA
- PUBLISHER
- BleepingComputer
- TOPIC
- Cybersecurity
- PUBLISHED
- 03 November 2026 · 22:18 UTC
- FIRST SEEN
- 03 November 2026 · 22:30 UTC
- ORIGINAL
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-cpguard-autoupdate-to-deploy-backdoor-steal-data/
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- 74d7147f2efd136769e7a9b7b9898b4a4be3119bd582859baa51a7da2906c62a
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