Nim Backdoor Masquerades as Nepal Government Security

Threat Level – Amber | Vulnerability Report
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Attackers employed malicious Microsoft Word documents disguised as official communications from the Nepali government. These documents aimed to trick victims into downloading and executing a backdoor program written in the Nim programming language. As Nim is an uncommon language, it poses challenges for analysis and underscores the need for ongoing vigilance in the security community.

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