Speagle Malware Hijacks Cobra DocGuard to Steal Data via Compromised Servers

Overview

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware dubbed Speagle that hijacks the functionality and infrastructure of a legitimate program called Cobra DocGuard. "Speagle is designed to surreptitiously harvest sensitive information from infected computers and transmit it to a Cobra DocGuard server that has been compromised by the attackers, masking the data exfiltration process as legitimate

Organisations Involved

The following organisations are mentioned in relation to this incident: Compromised Servers
Cybersecurity, Speagle Malware Hijacks Cobra, Steal Data.

Multi-Source Coverage

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• Speagle Malware Hijacks Cobra DocGuard to Steal Data via Compromised Servers — thehackernews

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