Chinese Hackers

SprySOCKS Chinese Hackers Unleash New Linux Backdoor

What is SprySOCKS? SprySOCKS is a recently discovered Linux backdoor, attributed to a Chinese government-linked threat actor. This new cybersecurity complication draws its origins from the infamous Windows backdoor named Trochilus, detected by Arbor Networks back in 2015. Evidently, an old wine in a new bottle, SprySOCKS, blends the traditional functionalities of backdoors with a novel Socket Secure (SOCKS) implementation…