Incident responders discovered a novel malware framework while investigating an attack on a Philippine military company attributed to a government-backed hacking group from China. Cybersecurity company Bitdefender published a blog post this week about EggStreme, a multi-stage toolset that gave the alleged Chinese hackers backdoor access to conduct an espionage campaign. The core component of the malware, EggStremeAgent, allows hackers to perform reconnaissance, move laterally around a victim’
