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Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-07-18 14:01:03 UTC

Researchers found China’s Daxin rootkit and a new Stupig backdoor on a Taiwan firm’s network, suggesting a stealthy intrusion dating back to 2013. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running on a compromised host at a Taiwan-based subsidiary of a multin…

Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running on a compromised host at a Taiwan-based subsidiary of a multina… [+5922 chars]