Windows backdoor, website hacking using “Internet of things” and other events of December 2017
December 29, 2017
Doctor Web presents its December 2017 virus activity review. The last month of the year was marked by an emergence of a backdoor capable of infecting 64-bit Microsoft Windows versions, and by numerous attempts at website hacking made by cybercriminals using a Linux Trojan that infects “smart” devices.
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