Zegost Malware targets Government Networks Via Weaponized MS Powerpoint

guest · Jul 29, 2019

Zegost Malware targets Government Networks Via Weaponized MS Powerpoint
July 29, 2019
https://gbhackers.com/zegost-malware/

Researchers discovered a new campaign with Zegost info stealer malware that believed to be originated from Chinese based threat actors who is targeting government networks in China.

Zegost uncovered back to 2011 since then attackers updated with various new functionalities and added new persistence capabilities, exploits to maintain the access.
Researchers believe that the malware only focuses on the Chinese government network, but it was unclear why threat actors targeting only government agencies.

Attackers behind the Zegost malware using weaponized Microsoft powerpoint document and infect the victims once they open the malicious document.
It also focuses to collect the list of modem, proxies and LAN connectivity information, RDP port number, QQ login number and share to command and control server that control the attacker.
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