Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
		Sunday, 03 December 2023
		by Ayman Hamam
	
	
In a recent analysis, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia revealed a targeted cyber threat affecting organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The unknown threat actor is distributing a sophisticated backdoor named Agent Racoon, developed using the .NET framework. The malware exploits the domain name service (DNS) protocol to
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