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Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2

Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware called Cling. "Cling is notable not because it introduces a new propagation technique, but because it repurposes ordinary STUN behavior into a practical command-and-control channel," Nozomi Networks said in a report

What happened

Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware called Cling. "Cling is notable not because it introduces a new propagation technique, but because it repurposes ordinary STUN behavior into a practical command-and-control channel," Nozomi Networks said in a report

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  • Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2 Observed

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust80
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude100
Market relevance74
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency99
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8425
Freshness factor0.9821
Breaking bonus8
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