Dark Reading Daily -- June 18, 2024

Pakistani hackers are spying (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) on the highly sensitive organizations in India by using emojis (Ծ_Ծ) as malicious commands (⚆ᗝ⚆) and the old Dirty Pipe Linux flaw.

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Emojis Control the Malware in Discord Spy Campaign

Pakistani hackers are spying (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) on the highly sensitive organizations in India by using emojis (Ծ_Ծ) as malicious commands (⚆ᗝ⚆) and the old Dirty Pipe Linux flaw.

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