ASUS Patches Live Update Bug That Allowed APT to Infect Thousands of PCs

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If users have an impacted devices, they need to immediately run a backup of their files and restore their operating system to factory settings, said ASUS

ASUS has expedited a patch for a major bug impacting thousands of PCs that allowed an advanced persistent threat group to launch a supply-chain attack dubbed “Operation ShadowHammer.” The vulnerability targeted a range of new ASUS PCs with a backdoor injection technique tied to the PC-maker’s faulty software update mechanism. The flaw was used to infect thousands of PC and was found by researchers at Kaspersky Lab and revealed Monday.

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