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The asus backdoor tag covers the ShadowHammer incident, where hackers infiltrated ASUS's automated software update system to install backdoors on thousands of computers. This supply-chain attack exploited trust in a major manufacturer, allowing malicious updates to be delivered to unsuspecting users. The tag includes discussion of how criminals can leverage legitimate update mechanisms for malware distribution, highlighting risks in software update processes and the importance of verifying update integrity. Topics relate to cybersecurity, enterprise IT security, and Windows system vulnerabilities.
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    NEWS Hackers Snuck Backdoors Into ASUS Software Updates, Infecting Thousands

    n Monday, we saw once again how criminals can exploit trust and use it as a weakness. Kaspersky Lab reported that one of the world’s largest computer manufacturers, Taiwan-based ASUS, had mistakenly installed a backdoor program dubbed “ShadowHammer” onto the computers of thousands of customers...
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