Security News > 2025 > January > Custom Backdoor Exploiting Magic Packet Vulnerability in Juniper Routers
2025-01-23 14:55
Enterprise-grade Juniper Networks routers have become the target of a custom backdoor as part of a campaign dubbed J-magic. According to the Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies, the activity is so named for the fact that the backdoor continuously monitors for a "magic packet" sent by the threat actor in TCP traffic. "J-magic campaign marks the rare occasion of malware designed
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