Corporate Networks Beware: North Korean Hackers Use eScan Antivirus for GuptiMiner Malware Delivery

In a cyber-heist straight out of a Bond movie, North Korean hackers have been slipping GuptiMiner malware into eScan antivirus updates—because why mine cryptocurrency when you can mine corporate networks?

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North Korean hackers have upped their game, turning a mundane antivirus update into a weapon of mass cyber-destruction. Who knew that the routine click on 'Update Now' would be like inviting a digital vampire into your corporate network? The eScan antivirus got more than it bargained for with a side of GuptiMiner, a malware with a Ph.D. in sneakiness and a minor in cryptojacking. Time to update your updates, folks!

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