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SmokeLoader Strikes Taiwan: Unveiling a Modular Malware’s Sophisticated Attack Chain

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A recent campaign has surfaced, deploying SmokeLoader malware to target organizations in Taiwan. Known for its versatility and sophisticated evasion capabilities, SmokeLoader continues to demonstrate its adaptability in the cyber threat landscape. While typically used as a downloader to deliver secondary payloads, this campaign highlights a more direct approach, SmokeLoader independently conducts the attack by fetching additional plugins from its command-and-control (C2) server, reinforcing its role as both an initial access vector and an operational threat.

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