Hackers Can Type a Secret Username at the Windows Login Screen to Open a SYSTEM Shell

A stealthy Windows backdoor has resurfaced alongside Daxin, a sophisticated espionage tool previously tied to China-linked activity. The newly documented implant lets an intruder type a special username at the Windows sign-in screen and, in some cases, immediately open a command shell with the system’s highest privileges. The activity was discovered on a compromised computer […] The post Hackers Can Type a Secret Username at the Windows Login Screen to Open a SYSTEM Shell appeared first on Cyber Security News.