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MM·SASecurity Affairs

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Operation QUICSILVER: China-Nexus Actor Targets Myanmar Diplomats via VHD-Delivered Go Backdoor FTP Banners: The New Dead Drop Resolver Delivering Novel RATs The State of AI-Enabled Malware August 2026: From Brand Abuse to Agentic […]

MM·HNThe Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a cyber espionage campaign targeting Myanmar that uses graduation ceremony invitation lures to deliver a Go backdoor called QUICAgent. The campaign, codenamed Operation QUICSILVER, has been found to target government and information technology sectors, per Seqrite Labs. The activity is assessed to be the work of a China-nexus threat actor with moderate

MM·CSCyber Security News

A China-nexus cyber espionage campaign is using a convincing visual trick to reach Myanmar government and technology personnel. The attackers present a virtual hard disk, or VHD, as an ordinary JPEG image, betting that recipients will not question a familiar file extension before opening it. Inside the mounted disk is what appears to be an […] The post China-Nexus Hackers Disguise Malicious VHD as JPEG to Deploy QUICAgent Backdoor appeared first on Cyber Security News .

MM·SESeqrite Labs

Contents Introduction Key Targets Industries Affected Geographical focus Infection Chain Campaign Timeline Initial Findings Looking into the Decoy Document Technical Analysis Stage 1 – LNK-Based Initial Access Stage 2 – Split Payload Reconstruction via ftp Script Stage 3 – QUICAgent Implant – Go-Based Backdoor Infrastructure & Attribution Conclusion SEQRITE Protection Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) MITRE […] The post Operation QUICSILVER: China-Nexus Actor Targets Myanmar Diplomats via VHD-Deli