Security News > 2024 > December > Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor
2024-12-05 12:43
A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate long-term surveillance operations targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs. "Earth Minotaur uses MOONSHINE to deliver the DarkNimbus backdoor to Android and Windows devices, targeting WeChat, and possibly making it a
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