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Antino: A Stealthy Backdoor That Hides in Outlook and OneDrive

Antino: A Stealthy Backdoor That Hides in Outlook and OneDrive

A new espionage campaign tracked by Cisco Talos has exposed a sophisticated Windows backdoor, nicknamed Antino, that uses Microsoft 365 services as its covert communications channel. Targeting government and policy organizations across Asia — including Taiwan, India, the Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Myanmar — the activity centers on highly tailored spear‑phishing lures and a multi-stage infection chain that culminates in a Rust-compiled implant communicating through Outlook and OneDrive. The…

Saugata Datta5 min read107
cPanel compromise: CVE-2026-41940 and the Filemanager backdoor

cPanel compromise: CVE-2026-41940 and the Filemanager backdoor

A critical cPanel/WebHost Manager flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being actively exploited to deploy a cross-platform backdoor known as Filemanager. Security researchers tied the activity to a threat actor using the handle Mr_Rot13, and observed rapid, automated scanning and exploitation from thousands of attacker IPs worldwide. The attacks move quickly from an initial authentication bypass to persistent access via injected SSH keys, PHP web shells, credential theft, and eventual deployment…

Saugata Datta5 min read177
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