Security News > 2024 > May > Android Malware Wpeeper Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Hide C2 Servers
2024-05-01 13:41
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware targeting Android devices that uses compromised WordPress sites as relays for its actual command-and-control (C2) servers for detection evasion. The malware, codenamed Wpeeper, is an ELF binary that leverages the HTTPS protocol to secure its C2 communications. "Wpeeper is a typical backdoor Trojan for Android
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