SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks
SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks
22 July 2024
The JavaScript downloader malware known as SocGholish (aka FakeUpdates) is being used to deliver a remote access trojan called AsyncRAT as well as a legitimate open-source project called BOINC.
BOINC, short for Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing Client, is an open-source "volunteer computing" platform maintained by the University of California with an aim to carry out "large-scale