RE: LeoThread 2024-11-21 08:32

Part 6/10:

The backdoor provides malicious actors with unconventional ways to maintain command and control over compromised devices. They utilize a “magic number” authentication protocol, allowing threat actors to establish a remote access VPN tunnel by bypassing standard authentication mechanisms. Essentially, if this magic number is found in any packets passing through a device, the implant executes the code within those packets blindly, enabling the attacker to take command without detection.

Persistence Methods