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People are discussing a serious security incident involving DAEMON Tools after Ars Technica reported the widely used disk utility was backdoored in a monthlong supply-chain attack. The main focus is the risk to users from a trusted software package being compromised.

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Key Takeaway DAEMON Tools was reportedly compromised in a monthlong supply-chain attack, making this a security alert for anyone using the software.
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DAEMON Tools was reportedly compromised in a monthlong supply-chain attack, making this a security alert for anyone using the software.

People are discussing a serious security incident involving DAEMON Tools after Ars Technica reported the widely used disk utility was backdoored in a monthlong supply-chain attack. The main focus is the risk to users from a trusted software package being compromised.

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Ars Technica · 9d ago
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack

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neowin.net

DAEMON TOOLS supply chain attack ongoing since April, thousands affected

A trusted software update delivered through official channels has raised serious security concerns. Investigations reveal an unexpected compromise affecting widely used installation packages.

5d ago Fiza Ali
bleepingcomputer.com

DAEMON Tools devs confirm breach, release malware-free version

Disc Soft Limited, the maker of DAEMON Tools Lite, confirmed that the software had been trojanized in a supply chain attack and released a new, malware-free version.

9d ago Sergiu Gatlan
techcrunch.com

Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in 'widespread' attack | TechCrunch

The cybersecurity company says it's seen thousands of infection attempts, and at least a dozen successful hacks after users installed malicious versions of the popular Windows software.

9d ago Zack Whittaker

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