SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks

SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks

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The JavaScript downloader malware known as SocGholish (aka FakeUpdates) is being used to deliver a remote access trojan called AsyncRAT as well as a legitimate open-source project called BOINC.
BOINC, short for Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing Client, is an open-source “volunteer computing” platform maintained by the University of California with an aim to carry out “large-scale

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