07 September 2026 - 18:32

Category: IT Fail

Backdoored Support Tools Strike Again

Backdoored ScreenConnect instances are passing malicious payloads directly onto newly connected clients. Marvellous news for anyone who still enjoys remote help.

Backdoored Support Tools Strike Again. Backdoored ScreenConnect instances are passing malicious payloads directly onto newly connected clients. Marvellous news for anyone who still enjoys remote help.

Source: SecurityWeek

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Severity: High Mood: Frustrating

Same story different day, with another supposed administrative blessing transforming into an unwelcome digital parasite. Newly connected clients suffer the consequences here as backdoored ScreenConnect instances execute and shuffle rogue payloads around like party favours. Stopping this backdoored software madness means intercepting compromised remote instances before they dump unwanted payloads onto client machines. It is utterly exhausting watching our favourite support software run amok as a worm, but who needs peace and quiet in IT anyway?

#WormSeason #ITSupportLife
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