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CRON#TRAP: Leveraging Emulated Environments for Covert Cyber Operations

Amber | Attack Report
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A new phishing campaign known as CRON#TRAP is leveraging sophisticated techniques to deploy a tailored TinyCore Linux instance on Windows systems via QEMU. The campaign represents a significant evolution in cyber threat tactics, utilizing legitimate virtualization technology to enhance stealth and establish persistent backdoors on compromised systems.

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