The Hacker News June 16, 2026

China-Linked SprySOCKS Backdoor Expands to Windows with Driver-Based Stealth

ESET found two Windows SprySOCKS variants with 30+ commands, C2 over TCP, UDP, and WebSocket, and government targets in 4 countries.

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